Dll Application Error

===============Program===============
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Code:

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#include "Dll_VitexMaths.h"
#include <iostream>

void SimpleMaths();

int main() {
        /* Check For Memory Leaks */
        _CrtSetDbgFlag(_CRTDBG_ALLOC_MEM_DF | _CRTDBG_LEAK_CHECK_DF);

        SimpleMaths();

        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

template<typename T>
void SimpleMaths() {
        Dll_VitexMaths<T>* VitexMaths<T> = new Dll_VitexMaths<T>();
        T VM_Value;
        T VM_MultiplyBy;

        /* Main Code */
        std::cout << "Enter a Number: ";
        std::cin >> VM_Value;
        std::cout << "Multiply " << VM_Value << " By: ";
        std::cin >> VM_MultiplyBy;

        std::cout << "Your End Value Is: " << VitexMaths<T>->Multiply(VM_Value, VM_MultiplyBy) << "\n";

        system("PAUSE >NULL");

        delete VitexMaths;
}

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===============Dll===============
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Code:

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#include "Dll_VitexMaths.h"

template<typename T>
T Dll_VitexMaths<T>::Multiply(const T value, const T multiplyBy) {
        value *= multiplyBy;

        return value;
}

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===============Dll===============
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Code:

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#ifndef Dll_VitexMaths_H
#define Dll_VitexMaths_H

template<typename T>
class __declspec(dllexport) Dll_VitexMaths {
public:
        T Multiply(const T value, const T multiplyBy);
};

#endif /* Dll_VitexMaths_H */

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Hello, I've made a simple program which uses a Dll to do math stuff like multiplying integers, but then I decided to make it a template and now I have the error:
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error LNK2019 unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl SimpleMaths(void)" (?SimpleMaths@@YAXXZ) referenced in function _main Simple Maths L:\C++\PROGRAMS\Simple Maths\Simple Maths\Main.obj 1

from the application that uses the Dll, the error isn't in the Dll I don't think, I may have done something wrong in my program.
The Dll_VitexMaths.cpp/.h is in the project/Source/Dll_VitexMaths/ so I'm not sure if it's reading it correctly, I also included the Dll cpp file in my program and that didn't change anything, any help? Thanks
Also quickly, everything is linked properly.

I hate how this website doesn't indent -.-

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Originally Posted by VitexHD

I hate how this website doesn't indent -.-

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You should hate yourself because you didn't read the Announcement, Information on posting and Including Code sections.

Simply, you don't put templated code in a .dll. The templated code needs to be in the same compilation unit as the code that invokes it. As Simplemaths() invokes templated VitexMaths(), then they both need to be in the same compilation unit.

Also note that SimpleMaths() is a templated function, but its forward declaration is not.

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Originally Posted by VitexHD

Hello, I've made a simple program which uses a Dll to do math stuff like multiplying integers, but then I decided to make it a template and now I have the error:
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error LNK2019 unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl SimpleMaths(void)" (?SimpleMaths@@YAXXZ) referenced in function _main Simple Maths L:\C++\PROGRAMS\Simple Maths\Simple Maths\Main.obj 1

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The thing is you cannot place a template into dll unless it's some instantiated template class or a few ones. You place in dll the code that was able to build, but not an abstract template that is to be turned to real code at compile time. Just because the dll compile time is history when you load the dll at runtime.

The thing is pretty obvious, but it rarely occurs to C++ beginners. Now when you are properly informed you are to revise your approach.