DLLs in Visual Basic

[Scooby_]

Hi!
I have worked with Visual C++ for quite a long time. Now, we are working at a project, in which we want to use Visual Basic DLLs in an existing application. But this application cant use ActiveX DLLs. So my question is: Is there any possibility to make a ´normal´ Win DLL, which exports ´normal´ functions, with Visual Basic?
Thanx for all replies.
Bye,
Michael.

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Michael Skubowius
Michael.Skubowius@tu-clausthal.de
http://www.scooby.de.cx/

[Lothar Haensler]

VB canNOT create "normal" DLLs, only ActiveX Dlls.
For VB 3 there used to be a product VB/DLL that could create true DLLs for VB projects. I do not know if that product is still around.

[Crazy D @ Work]

There is a kind of basic which can create true windows dll's. Now I only forgot what that product is called exactly... maybe someone else knows?

Crazy D @ Work :-)

[sriky]

What is the diff between 'win dll' and 'activex dll'?

Thanks

[john_h_zheng]

I think Win Dll refers to general Dll, which will have exported functions. ActiveX dll use IDispatch interface and late binding. It use ID instead of method footprint to call the method inside the Dll.

Correct me if I am wrong

JohnZ

[Chris Eastwood]

I think it was / is PowerBasic ....


Chris Eastwood

CodeGuru - the website for developers
http://codeguru.developer.com/vb

[Crazy D @ Work]

yes that's it...
http://www.powerbasic.com/

Crazy D @ Work :-)