Is it possible to link dll statically without .lib
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:omg:I have a dll written with Delphi. Certainly I have no .lib, but I know how exported functions are declared in this dll. Is it possible to make .lib from this dll to link it statically in C-compiled .exe? Or maybe there is some other way?
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:omg:I have a dll written with Delphi. Certainly I have no .lib, but I know how exported functions are declared in this dll. Is it possible to make .lib from this dll to link it statically in C-compiled .exe? Or maybe there is some other way?
:omg: Delphi doesn't give you a way to generate a LIB file for its DLL? Anyway, if you know the exact signatures of the functions exported, you can then use LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress to call them. It's not fun, but it's the only way I know to do this. Regards, Alvaro
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -- Albert Einstein
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:omg: Delphi doesn't give you a way to generate a LIB file for its DLL? Anyway, if you know the exact signatures of the functions exported, you can then use LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress to call them. It's not fun, but it's the only way I know to do this. Regards, Alvaro
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -- Albert Einstein
Yes, this is obvious way. This way we link dll dynamically, right? I also think that it is the only way to link dll without .lib. But maybe some one knows the way to make the .lib for it?
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Yes, this is obvious way. This way we link dll dynamically, right? I also think that it is the only way to link dll without .lib. But maybe some one knows the way to make the .lib for it?
I've seen this question asked here before and no one has come up with a solution. Frankly, I don't think there's a way to do it, but hopefully I'm wrong. :-) Regards, Alvaro
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -- Albert Einstein
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I've seen this question asked here before and no one has come up with a solution. Frankly, I don't think there's a way to do it, but hopefully I'm wrong. :-) Regards, Alvaro
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -- Albert Einstein
:)Thanks. You have declined me to suggestion that even it is possible, it is probably not worth it!
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:omg:I have a dll written with Delphi. Certainly I have no .lib, but I know how exported functions are declared in this dll. Is it possible to make .lib from this dll to link it statically in C-compiled .exe? Or maybe there is some other way?
Yes, I think it can be done, I did something similar a few years ago, before I delve into my notes, they are not very good, do you have the header '.h' file that gives the function definitions, because without it is very difficult. It is likely to take me a few days to sort it out, and to test it, so let me know, but I won't make any guarantees!
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton 1676
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:omg:I have a dll written with Delphi. Certainly I have no .lib, but I know how exported functions are declared in this dll. Is it possible to make .lib from this dll to link it statically in C-compiled .exe? Or maybe there is some other way?
I'm not sure I understand your question but if you're asking if there is a way to create a .lib file from a dll file, I think I found your answer. Basically, you use the command line executable file called LIB.exe in the Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin directory. Try typing "import library" into the MSDN index and there are several topics there "building", "creating", "using", "linker files", etc. I don't know what the link is for it on MSDN online. Edit: I found it http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vccore98/html/_core_working_with_import_libraries_and_export_files.asp[^]
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I'm not sure I understand your question but if you're asking if there is a way to create a .lib file from a dll file, I think I found your answer. Basically, you use the command line executable file called LIB.exe in the Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin directory. Try typing "import library" into the MSDN index and there are several topics there "building", "creating", "using", "linker files", etc. I don't know what the link is for it on MSDN online. Edit: I found it http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vccore98/html/_core_working_with_import_libraries_and_export_files.asp[^]
Yes that was "my" solution, in simple terms, I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS, the info is from my very old notes
dumpbin /Exports mydll.dllcreate mydll.def from this, format:- funct1@4 @42 funct2@2 @43 where func1 is the function name, @4 is the size of the function arguments, in bytes, @42 is the ordinal/lib /MACHINE:i386 /DEF mydll.defThis next line I am guessing at, the new header file:-__declspec(dllimport) BOOL __stdcall func1(char[4]);
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton 1676
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Yes that was "my" solution, in simple terms, I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS, the info is from my very old notes
dumpbin /Exports mydll.dllcreate mydll.def from this, format:- funct1@4 @42 funct2@2 @43 where func1 is the function name, @4 is the size of the function arguments, in bytes, @42 is the ordinal/lib /MACHINE:i386 /DEF mydll.defThis next line I am guessing at, the new header file:-__declspec(dllimport) BOOL __stdcall func1(char[4]);
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton 1676
:)Thanks for all who help me to find a solution of this task. After a little correction of Ted's solution, finally I've made the .lib for my dll and link it successfully to VC++ project. Ted's solution with corrections: dumpbin /Exports mydll.dll create mydll.def from this, format:- EXPORTS funct1@4 @42 funct2@2 @43 where func1 is the function name, @4 is the size of the function arguments, in bytes, @42 is the ordinal/ lib /MACHINE:i386 /DEF:mydll.def /NAME:mydll.dll This next line I am guessing at, the new header file:- __declspec(dllimport) BOOL __stdcall func1(char[4]);
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:)Thanks for all who help me to find a solution of this task. After a little correction of Ted's solution, finally I've made the .lib for my dll and link it successfully to VC++ project. Ted's solution with corrections: dumpbin /Exports mydll.dll create mydll.def from this, format:- EXPORTS funct1@4 @42 funct2@2 @43 where func1 is the function name, @4 is the size of the function arguments, in bytes, @42 is the ordinal/ lib /MACHINE:i386 /DEF:mydll.def /NAME:mydll.dll This next line I am guessing at, the new header file:- __declspec(dllimport) BOOL __stdcall func1(char[4]);
Thanks for fixing "my" solution!:) I have updated my notes now!
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton 1676