How to create a DLL without using classes.

[Darin]

I want to write a DLL that would be used like a subroutine repository. I don't want to write a class and then use the methods, because I don't want to have to change all of the calls to each of the procedures. This DLL would then be accessible just like a DLL written in another language, referenced in my project, and used after declaring the DECLARE statement for the procedures.

Thanks for your response.

[Chris Eastwood]

Hi

The simple answer is .. you can't

VB only allows you to create ActiveX DLL's - if you want to create a standard windows DLL, you'll need to use a language that can create them -

C, C++, Delphi, Modula2, Pascal etc


An ActiveX DLL can be used by any programming language that supports COM -

C++, Delphi etc


Regards

Chris Eastwood



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[Lothar Haensler]

you CAN achieve what you want, although you HAVE to create a class, but that's NOT a problem.
Just set the Instancing property of your class module to GlobalMultiUse!
that's it.
Now in your client programs, add a reference to that AX dll and call the "methods" like regular functions and subs! It works!