DyLibLoad

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DyLibLoad

Loads to a Dynamic Link Library (DLL) into memory at runtime

Syntax

Declare Function DyLibLoad ( ByRef filename As String ) As Any Pointer

Usage

result = DyLibLoad ( filename )

Parameters

filename

A String containing the filename of the library to load.

Return Value

The Pointer handle of the library loaded. Zero on error

Description

DyLibLoad is used to link at runtime libraries to your program. This function does the link and returns a handle that must be used with DyLibSymbol when calling a function in the library and with DyLibFree when releasing the library.

Example

See the dynamic loading example on the Shared Libraries page.

Platform Differences

Dynamic link libraries are not available in DOS, as the OS doesn't support them.

Dialect Differences

Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Dylibload.

Differences from QB

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