Cool unmentioned Pb feature

[Nik]

First we have to thank Fred for making the Compiler produce a .lib file when compiling as dll. And thanks for the import function because now we cann do the following:
This code is compiled as DLL for example with pb 3.94

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 ProcedureDLL MakeSth(Val.l)
  MessageRequester("TeHTEst",Str(Val.l))
 EndProcedure

Now we copy the NameofDLL.lib file int the directory of the sourcode for our Version 4.0 program.

Here is the code we right in 4.0 to use the function from 3.94

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Import "NameofDLL.lib"
MakeSth(Val.l)
EndImport

MakeSth(45)

Thats an absolutley WOW Feature I think

[freak]

Keep in mind that the program will still require the dll to run. the generated .lib is only an import library (wrapper to the dll)

[Nik]

As an alternative one could use Prototypes

[DarkDragon]

Thats an absolutley WOW Feature I think

WOW sucks! GPI and Epyx have gone because of it.

But the feature is nice, yeah

[Flype]

yes really useful, i like this feature a lot.


ps: what WOW means ? (i don't understand, i'm french)

[Polo]

World of Warcraft

[Shannara]

Keep in mind that the program will still require the dll to run. the generated .lib is only an import library (wrapper to the dll)

To get around that, you can use the PBOSL library to call function in memory, thus include the dll in a user library that wraps that library of sorts ...

[Bonne_den_kule]

World of Warcraft

The new weapon of mass destruction, together with dick cheney.

[va!n]

Thats an absolutley WOW Feature I think

WOW sucks! GPI and Epyx have gone because of it.

What? GPI and Epyx left PureBasic? :roll: