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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / using external dll's in final build?

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Genesis Rage
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Posted: 26th Oct 2003 23:57
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ive been looking in the forums, and cant really find the answer to this question... if you use a 3rd party dll in your program... when you compile it, do you need to distribute that file with your program?

if possible i would like to know how to internally include the file, and also externally use the file... IE have the demo game have it included (so only gamedemo.exe is needed to run)... and the full version have it external (incase of upgrades or such later on)

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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 00:14 Edited at: 27th Oct 2003 00:15
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If it's a TPC DLL, then no, it is compiled into your exe.

If it's a normal DLL, then yes ... but there is a trick you can use to compile it into your exe as media.

Rename the external DLLs so that they end in a media-type suffix (I would use sgt, coz I don't know of anyone that uses this file type). Then you can just include the file as if it were a music file. You'll also need to change your code so that it also uses this suffix.

If you don't rename the file to a media type then DBPro won't include it in the exe.
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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 00:31
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so for the demo concept...
rename it like 'dllfile.sgt' and make sure when loading the dll i tell it to load 'dllfile.sgt'...

and the full version concept...
just leave the name 'dllfile.dll' and have the dll included into the install program...

did i understand correctly? or did i mess something up?

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Posted: 27th Oct 2003 00:33
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That's about it - personally, I wouldn't bother building a complete exe version. I'd just go with an installer
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really im not at that point to be needing this information... im just trying to learn as much now... so when i do need the information... i have it...

and thanks for the help

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