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bjdgames
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Posted: 31st Oct 2004 06:00
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What in the world is a DLL?
I am rather very new to the world of programming in darkbasic.
I have programmed in many other languages like visual basic and c++. Is a DLL something just for darkbasic or is it for any languages.








Did I misspell languages?

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Posted: 31st Oct 2004 06:04
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you've programmed in c++ but never come accross a dynamic link library? look round your computer and you will find many dlls (user32.dll and kernel32.dll to name 2)

dlls can be written in c++, infact the majority that you find round here are written in c++ (some are written in asm)

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Posted: 31st Oct 2004 06:06 Edited at: 31st Oct 2004 06:08
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Thanks but that still does not answer my question. What is a dll used for? Also I have programmed in C++ but just a little.

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a dll is used (in dbpro) to add more functionality to the program, but dll's can be used for anything

what c++ compiler are you using?

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You can think of a DLL as merely a set of compiled functions. The concept behind DLL's is to bundle these sets of related functions into shared a resource, so the functions provided (in a dll) can be reused by other programs rather than being 'built' into a program.

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Posted: 31st Oct 2004 10:00 Edited at: 31st Oct 2004 10:01
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A DLL is a library of compiled code which other applications can use.

For example, when an application needs to get the time, it will call a function stored in Windows' core DLL library (kernel32.dll)

DLLs can be written in many different languages - and there are various standards which enable DLLs written in different languages to communicate with each other, for DBPro, DLLs written in C++ or Delphi are the most common. In the same way that Windows applications all use the same EXE file format, all DLLs will use a certain format.

In DBPro terms, a DLLs provide a way of adding new commands to the language. You place the .dll file in the <DBPro Program Folder>CompilerPlugins-user folder, and any new commands it contains instantly become available to use in your DBA source code.


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okay your posts explain what a dll is much better

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Posted: 31st Oct 2004 17:01
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in fact, we can use an "image"
A dll is like a dictionary where you can find definition for words

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Posted: 1st Nov 2004 05:10 Edited at: 1st Nov 2004 05:11
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Thanks guys that helped a lot! Can dlls be written in DarkBasic Classic? Call dlls be used in DarkBasic Classic?

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you can write them in c++ and use them in darkbasic classic

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you can write em in a myriad of langages, and use em in dbc and dbp


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but dlls can not be written in dbc or dbpro

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What command do you use in DarkBasic Classic to call a DLL?

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A programming file


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Posted: 7th Nov 2004 06:57 Edited at: 7th Nov 2004 06:58
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DarkBASIC Classic, as far as I know, doesn't have a command to call dll's.Look at the DarkBASIC Classic/DarkBASIC Proffesional comparison chart on the DBP main page.


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I thought DBCE could use dll's?


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DBCE can yes, but not DBC regular or Trial

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Posted: 14th Nov 2004 04:06 Edited at: 14th Nov 2004 04:07
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Thats right. I looked at the help.

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