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Im looking for good tutorials on how to make a dll/ocx
I have lots of functions that i made and would like to put them into a dll/ocx or something so that i can use them without having to add my modules to every program i make, does anyone know of any really good tutorials??
Ive been scouring the net, but keep seeming to d/l dll's without the info on how to make them.
Thanks in advance, a fairly good programmer,but still a relative newbie
mick
Inside vb, call for help and in Search tab digit "Activex"
Look for "Creating ActiveX Components" and double click on it.
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Typically what you would do is group the functions by type and create one public class file for each type. For example if you have some string functions, some math functions and some drawing functions you would have a StringFuncs.cls, a MathFuncs.cls and a DrawingFuncs.cls.
Then open a new VB project of type ActiveX dll and add these class modules to it. Using the project properties give it a sensible name and then do Project:Make to compile the DLL.
In your client apps you need to instantiate each class, perhaps using a global object thus:
Dim myMathFuncs as MyDll.MathFuncs
and you need to initialise the object before you can use it thus:
set myMathFuncs = new MyDll.MathFuncs
Don't forget to release any dll references before you close your client app thus:
set myMathFuncs = nothing
Hope this helps,
Duncan
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