char* as return type in dll

[_8086]

char as return type works fine, extern "C" char _declspec(dllimport) Test(); _declspec(dllexport) char Test() { return 't'; } But why char* doesn't work here as the return type? extern "C" char* _declspec(dllimport) Test(); _declspec(dllexport) char* Test() { return "Test From DLL"; }

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[Stuart Dootson]

_8086 wrote:

But why char* doesn't work here as the return type?

Can you define what you mean by 'doesn't work'?

Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p

[_8086]

error C2059: syntax error : '__declspec(dllimport)'

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[_8086]

By the way, I'm keeping extern "C" char* _declspec(dllimport) Test(); in a .h file.

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[0x3c0]

This is just a hunch, but the declaration looks a little off. Try putting char* after the _declspec, instead of before it; that worked for me

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