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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / How many DLL can you load into a DBPro program

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Falelorn
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2003 09:15
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err like the Subject line says,
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IanM
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Load in what way?

If it's using the LOAD DLL you can have up to 255 (despite what it says in the manual).

If it's using Library DLLs and TPC DLLs, then you can have as many as you need.
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Falelorn
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2003 11:02
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Thanks IanM
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Unseen Ghost
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Hi,

May I ask what can dll's be used for? Also can I make dll's in visual basic? Are they hard to make?

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Rob K
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Posted: 4th Sep 2003 05:03 Edited at: 4th Sep 2003 05:04
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DLLs add extra features to DBPro, for example, <apologies for blatant plug> my plugin DLL adds buttons, windows, dialogs and other UI features to DBPro </blatant plug>. TheCodingArea and IanM have also written many other plugins - chech http://www.thecodingarea.co.uk for TCA's plugins.

As for the other questions - no you can't make them in VB - you need C++ / Delphi / PureBASIC or similar, whether or not they are hard to make depends on your ability as a programmer.


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SamIAm
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Is a DLL created in PowerBasic OK?
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Falelorn
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I thought DLLs created with C++ and Delphi were the only compatible ones with DBPro.
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The language that you use to create the DLL doesn't really matter as long as it can create the correct type of DLL.
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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 4th Sep 2003 14:51 Edited at: 4th Sep 2003 14:52
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However, you cant use Visual Basic apparently...


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Rob K
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PowerBASIC is OK I believe.

The reason VB DLLs don't work is because they are not proper, standard DLLs, they are ActiveX controls I think.


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Yes, thats correct.


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Thanks everyone,

I clicked on the www.thecodingarea.co.uk link and it said:
Cannot display page.

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Shadow Robert
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You can't use DLLs that use COM+ ... and you can't use Multithreaded DLLs - Lee explained why at one point but my eys kinda glazed over so i couldn't explain why myself.

if you want to create a TPF DLL then you need a language capable of compiling a string table, or atleast adding one later with a resource hacker (bet no one thought of that but it works for PureBasic DLLs)
guess thats about all i wanted to add

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