dll to lib

[Rhaegar]

Hi,

I'm using Visual Studio 6.0 and would like to import a lib from a dll file. Is there any way to do this with VS? Thanks.

 

[JOLESEN]

Normally a .lib file is created during build of the corresponding .dll file.

If you only have a dll-file I think you have a problem.

You can see which functions are exported from the dll, by executing the dumpbin utillity - this might give you an idea about what's 'inside' the dll. :

dumpbin /EXPORTS xxxxx.dll
/JOlesen

 

[tchouch]

You can use this to use a Funktion from DLL on-line:
typedef BOOL (WINAPI *MYFUNKTIONPTR)(int Argument); //Or another type You use
HMODULE hMod = LoadLibrary("yourunknown.dll"
if(hMod) {
MYFUNKTIONPTR fkn = (MYFUNKTIONPTR)GetProcAddress(hMod, "FunktionName));
if(fkn) {
//Such funktion is in File - You can use it
if(fkn(1)) { //Call funktion
}
else {
}
}
FreeLibrary( hMod);
}

You can find out, wich Funktions are in a dll and see Assembler code of them with Programm PCHacker.
You can download this Program from:

http://odin.prohosting.com/piillc/PCHacker.zip