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If I can generate a PB compatible DLL I am tempted to follow this path. Which CPP compiler would you recommend for this purpose ?
I guess that it is not possible to just open the TWS API CPP project and quickly generate a DLL ? There will probably be millions of options to select as well as many ...

> You can't use .net dll in PureBasic or any other programming language that doesn't run on .net.
OK, just to be clear: it is just not possible to use a C# or CPP compiler to generate a DLL that can be used by Purebasic. Right ?

A usable DLL could have been the simplest solution. Almost as simple ...

So nobody knows what is wrong is wrong with this DLL ?

Maybe I should find a c# compiler and try to recompile TWS.lib in a more "standard" library, if I am given this possibility.
But this way could take hours or days (or weeks, who knows...) as I never did this kind of thing.

Anyway I now took ...

> They do have a Web api which PureBasic should be able to handle easily. ( or with some effort anyway )
I have no idea of what is a Web API is. I will find out

> think about using C# for this one project.
I am a bit too old to learn a new language! I just know C and VB6 languages.
Initially I ...

>Where is the DLL from? Is it 32 or 64 bit?

I think it is 32 bit but I am not sure. Does this make a difference?
It comes with TWS API installation, that is an API for interfacing with "Interactive Brokers" broker (financial info, placing orders, etc).

PureBasic 6.12 LTS (Windows - x64) and also x32

Hi,

Just a newbie to PB struggling with simple things...
I just would like to access the functions of a DLL.
Here is my code:

LibNum = 1
LibHandle = OpenLibrary(LibNum,"TWSLib.dll")

Result = IsLibrary(LibNum)
Result = LibraryID(LibNum ...