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By VGirish | 29 Jun 2002

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Steps to create your first DLL file

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This article shows a step-by-step technique to create your
first DLL with VC++.

Steps to Create Your First DLL

Create a Win32 Dynamic Link Library project, adding a
*.cpp and a *.h file.
In the *.cpp file, create a class instantiated from the
CWinApp file.
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# include <stdafx.h>
# include "SourceFile.h"

class CDllApp : public CWinApp

{
public:

CDllApp::CDllApp()
{
Calc(0,0);
}

DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CDllApp,CWinApp)

END_MESSAGE_MAP()

CDllApp DllObject;

In the *.h file (here it is SourceFile.h), define the

functions to be used. Also specify the dllexport
value for the _declspec function.
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extern "C" _declspec(dllexport) int Calc(char

no1,char no2)
{
char result;
result = no1 + no2;
return result;
}

Then compile the DLL.

Create a normal Win32 Application with a *.cpp file and
a *.h file.
In the *.h file, (here it is AppHeader.h ), declare the
function with the dllimport value of _declspec .
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extern "C" _declspec(dllimport) Calc(int FirstValue,

int SecondValue);

In the *.cpp file, use the function.

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# include "AFXWIN.H"
# include "AppHeader.h"

class MainFrame : public CFrameWnd

{
public:

MainFrame()
{
Create(0,"Trial");
}

void OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags,CPoint point)

{
int res;
char str[5];
res = Calc(998,226);
sprintf(str,"%d",res);
MessageBox(str);
}

DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

In the Link tab of the "Project->Settings" dialog, go to

the text box labeled "Object / Library Modules" and
specify the path of the DLL file. Then copy the
compiled DLL file to your current appliation path
directory and run the program.

Some Things to Note

The DLL file may not be visible due to the File View options
in the Windows folder. So, you can either go to the DOS
prompt and copy the file or enable the setting "Show all
files" in Windows Explorer to copy the file. To create a DLL
that uses MFC, see the following example. Note that extern
"C" has not been used and the macro
AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());
has been used to implement MFC.

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_declspec(dllexport)CString Display(CString a,CString b)

{
AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());
CString Str;
Str = a + b;
return Str;
}

That's all, folks. All luck and have a great time.

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