compiling DLL in Visual Studio

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Hi I found this tutorial about MFC DLLs here: http://www.dotnetheaven.com/ Uploadfile/mahesh/ DLLBasicsPart105192005020909AM /DLLBasicsPart1.aspx? ArticleID=0761024a-f5f8-43f1- 9e7a-e1da67a862e1 I'm trying to find out how to make a DLL but not for MFC or Win32 API in Visual Studio. This DLL will just contain C++ code I wrote myself no other GUI API like MFC or Win32 API will be used. Can you tell me how to do this step-by-step in Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008? I would like to know what project type to choose in Visual Studio what settings I have to apply in the properties dialog of that project what code changes (if any) to my existing code I have to make to get a DLL after compiling how to export functions to that DLL etc etc... It would be great if somebody could tell me step by step how to do this because I have never compiled a DLL file myself. (please remember I don't want to make a MFC or Win32 API DLL but just C++ code that doesn't use any GUI API from Windows must be compiled into a DLL) best regards Harry

Harry · Answer

Hi I bought that book recently but I didn't find the answer to my question (yet) in the book. Are you sure that tutorial makes a DLL without using Win32 API because it says 'How to create a WIN32 DLL from the scratch A beginners tutorial.' and I also see the file stdafx.h' there? I also don't understand where to get the lines to put in the .def file. They write sum @1 there but where do I have to look to find this line to add? thx in advance!

Mahesh Chand · Answer

Hmm .. It sends me 12 years back when I build a DLL using C++ by typing all code by hand. I think you should by a book called Programming Windows by Charles Petzold. Here looks like a good link: http://logix4u.net/Programming/vc++/A_Tutorial_on_creating_DLLs_with_VC++.html