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GenTekZ
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Posted: 7th Jan 2004 04:04
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what is DLL? this puzzles me.

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Bishop
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Posted: 7th Jan 2004 04:08 Edited at: 7th Jan 2004 04:09
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dll means Direct Linked Library

from what i can gather, you can write different dlls for different tasks.....i think they are used as commands

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Posted: 7th Jan 2004 05:14
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I always thought DLL stood for Dynamic Link Library ??

Anywho...

A dll is basically a function writen in C or C++ or Delphi etc. etc.
It is then "compiled" ( much like we compiler our games into exe's, but a dll is compiled to a special format ). And then the function that was created is usable by other applications, such as DarkBasic.

In this manner, if you made a dll to add two numbers together, it would then be accessable from within DarkBASIC using the Call DLL command.

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indi
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Posted: 7th Jan 2004 10:00
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Short for Dynamic Link Library, a library of executable functions or data that can be used by a Windows application. Typically, a DLL provides one or more particular functions and a program accesses the functions by creating either a static or dynamic link to the DLL. A static link remains constant during program execution while a dynamic link is created by the program as needed. DLLs can also contain just data. DLL files usually end with the extension .dll,.exe., drv, or .fon.
A DLL can be used by several applications at the same time. Some DLLs are provided with the Windows operating system and available for any Windows application. Other DLLs are written for a particular application and are loaded with the application.



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GenTekZ
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Posted: 8th Jan 2004 02:25
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ok thanks guys

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Posted: 8th Jan 2004 03:01
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yes, It's dynamic


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JoelJ
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Posted: 8th Jan 2004 06:49
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i always thought it was Dumb Link Library...

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