Linking question on NcFreeNetconProperties(NETCON_PROPERTIES*);

[werpa]

Hey folks,

I got a real simple question: I can't link with: NcFreeNetconProperties.

VS2005's linker returns:error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _NcFreeNetconProperties@4

I need to use this call because I earlier involked:
GetProperties(NETCON_PROPERTIES **ppProps)

[wildfrog]

Accroding to the documentation you shouldn't use this function:

[Internet Connection Firewall may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. Instead, use the Windows Firewall API.]

Anyway, you can try to dynamically link the function at runtime:

#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <NetCon.h>

typedef void (WINAPI *PFNNcFreeNetconProperties)(NETCON_PROPERTIES* pProps);

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    // function pointer
    PFNNcFreeNetconProperties NcFreeNetconProperties;

    // load DLL
    HMODULE hDLL = LoadLibrary(_T("netshell.dll")); // or hnetcfg.dll
    if (!hDLL)
    {
        // dll not found
        return 0;
    }

    // get procedure address
    NcFreeNetconProperties = (PFNNcFreeNetconProperties)GetProcAddress(hDLL, "NcFreeNetconProperties");
    if (!NcFreeNetconProperties)
    {
        // procedure not found
        return 0;
    }

    // call procedure
    NcFreeNetconProperties( ... );

    // Free dll when done
    FreeLibrary(hDLL);

    return 0;
}

- petter

[werpa]

This works. Thanks much. BTW, this is an MFC app. Is is more appropriate to use AfxLoadLibrary?