[PD-dev] calling external code(.dll) from pd-external(win32xp)

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Martin Peach wrote:
> best boy
> 
>> maybe this is a misunderstanding. i try to explain.
>> i want to write a pd external (which will be a dll on win).
>> this pd external should contain code to call functions from another dll 
>> which is not pd-related
>>
> 
> I think you would still use the same two functions: LoadLibrary to load the 
> dll and GetProcAddress to find the address of the function you want to call. 
> It won't make any difference if you call the dll from another dll or an exe.
> LoadLibrary() and GetProcAddress() are part of the Windows API and not 
> related to pd.
> 

i think the question is about simple dynamic linking (without manually 
opening the dll and calling an entry-point function therein)

much like Gem linking against openGL.

olli: all externals on w32 do link dynamically against several 
libraries. one of them being pd.dll, the other ones including libc.
i think you just need the corresponding "header" .lib and that to the 
libraries you link against.
so take any external you like as an example :-)

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