//Expected Functions:
typedef bool (*FILTERPROC)(LPBYTE pbySourceBuffer, DWORD dwSourceLength, LPBYTE pbyDestBuffer, DWORD * pdwDestLength);
typedef DWORD (*SIZEQUERY)(DWORD dwSourceSize);
//The functions:
FILTERPROC Modify;
SIZEQUERY Size;
//Loading the DLL and using the functions:
for(i = 0; i < m_Header.wNumberFilters; i++) {
hFilter = LoadLibrary(m_FilterEntries.strFileName);
Size = (SIZEQUERY)GetProcAddress(hFilter, "RequiredSize");
Modify = (FILTERPROC)GetProcAddress(hFilter, "Modify");
Modify(pbyContent, dwContentSize, pbyFinalContent, &dwFinalContentSize);
Working with DLLs
Author
I would like to load DLLs at runtime in my programme using LoadLibary und access functions they contain.
What I am currently doing is this:
First of all make sure that the LoadLibrary() call is successful. If it is, your problem is very likely that the function in your DLL isn't actually exported as "RequiredSize", but rather as some kind of mangled name (it depends on your compiler, but a mangled name might look something like "?RequiredSize@@YAXXZ").
[edited by - spock on September 30, 2002 8:06:21 PM]
[edited by - spock on September 30, 2002 8:06:21 PM]
In addition to what spock said - remember that the function name passed to GetProcAddress has to be an ANSI string. That might cause problems in a unicode context. That doesn''t look to be the case with your sample code because of the string literals - but if by chance you used an LPTSTR variable to pass in the function names ... well, I suppose that would generate a compile time error. Still, just another thing to be aware of 
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Author
Well, as you said, I am using ANSI literals.
The call to LoadLibrary should be successful to for the handle is not NULL.
But I still can`t load that function...
[EDIT]
Perhaps I am declaring them the wrong way?
And I do only have the DLL in my directory. Do I need any additional files ?
[edited by - Hippokrates on October 1, 2002 8:18:15 AM]
The call to LoadLibrary should be successful to for the handle is not NULL.
But I still can`t load that function...
[EDIT]
Perhaps I am declaring them the wrong way?
DWORD _declspec(dllexport) RequiredSize(DWORD dwSourceLength); And I do only have the DLL in my directory. Do I need any additional files ?
[edited by - Hippokrates on October 1, 2002 8:18:15 AM]
As spock said, the name of your exported function was probably decorated when you built your DLL. To solve this problem, i''m using:
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) DWORD RequiredSize(DWORD dwSourceLength);
This prevents the name from being decorated.
If you''re using Visual Studio, there''s a program called "Dependency Walker" (DEPENDS.EXE) which allows you to see dependencies and exported functions of .DLL,.EXE, .. It is very usefull to find out if all functions were correctly exported.
It is also a good thing to check if GetProcAddress returned a valid function pointer (ie not NULL).
To answer your second question, yes you can use GetProcAddress from a DLL.
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) DWORD RequiredSize(DWORD dwSourceLength);
This prevents the name from being decorated.
If you''re using Visual Studio, there''s a program called "Dependency Walker" (DEPENDS.EXE) which allows you to see dependencies and exported functions of .DLL,.EXE, .. It is very usefull to find out if all functions were correctly exported.
It is also a good thing to check if GetProcAddress returned a valid function pointer (ie not NULL).
To answer your second question, yes you can use GetProcAddress from a DLL.
I think the problem is with the function declaration in the dll.
Instead of:
DWORD _declspec(dllexport) RequiredSize(DWORD dwSourceLength);
I would use (and do use):
extern "C" _declspec(dllexport)DWORD RequiredSize(DWORD, dwSourceLength);
The reason being that runtime dll functions must be C functions and not C++. This worked for me.
Instead of:
DWORD _declspec(dllexport) RequiredSize(DWORD dwSourceLength);
I would use (and do use):
extern "C" _declspec(dllexport)DWORD RequiredSize(DWORD, dwSourceLength);
The reason being that runtime dll functions must be C functions and not C++. This worked for me.
Author
THANKS A LOT!
It did indeed help!
Of course I had to despair again because for some reasons I had to rebuild all DLLs several times before VC++ accepted that I finally added this extern "C" but it is working now!
So thanks a lot!
It did indeed help!
Of course I had to despair again because for some reasons I had to rebuild all DLLs several times before VC++ accepted that I finally added this extern "C" but it is working now!
So thanks a lot!
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