How to create a DLL...

[cadbilbao]

Hi!

I am working with Visual C++ 6.0, and I created a program that reads an XML document and creates a txt file. I've just compiled, and I've got a .exe program running correctly.

Now I want to carry out a DLL to be included within other programs.

My questions are:
+ Wich steps must I follow to create it?
+ Could I use the same code? Must I include more things?

Regards,

 

[Cagliostro]

You should create with AppWizard a new Dinamically Linked Library. John Fill

ivfmd@mail.md

 

[IonelBurtan]

You can create two types of dll:

1. MFC AppWizard dll - is a dll, in which you can use the full features of MFC.
2. Win32 Dynamic Link Library - is a dll, in which you use the API function, (you can use MFC also if you want to).

The principal differences are:
- MFC DLL does not have a DllMain function. you handle you load-unload event in InitInstance and ExitInstance of the App class generated by the wizard
- in MFC dll - in every exported function the first line must be a call to AFX_MANAGE_STATE macro

Hope of being of some help, s-)
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[Cagliostro]

BurtanI
You've forgotten about ATL COM object and MFC ActiveX object. Maybe here is required to put also all the DLL tutorials ? John Fill

ivfmd@mail.md

 

[cadbilbao]

I've created an MFC AppWizard DLL, and there are been created:
+ Source Files
+ myproject.cpp
+ myproject.def
+ myproject.rc
+ StdAfx.cpp
+ Header Files
+ myproject.h
+ Resource.h
+ StdAfx.h

Wich of them must I insert my code in?

My piece of code was written for a Windows Console Application, so there are:
+ myexe.cpp
+ myexe.h
+ file.h

Where must I include them?

Best regards.

 

[Cagliostro]

you should have some class dericed from CWinApp or some thing like it. The analog of main code, put in it's InitInstance. John Fill

ivfmd@mail.md

 

[vbchind]

I do have the same problem experiencing on creating a DLL using win32 Dynamic Link Library.
After creating the dll with the export(DLLExport) command,I cant import(DLLImport) it back to the main .cpp file.
I tried putting the dll file both in and out of the Debug folder of the project directory, where it supposed should be.
Help me out with experienced hand, as I coudn't get it from MSDN