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Bob Gonder wrote:
> Sue King wrote:
> 
>> I have some old C code that I wish to compile using the 2007 C/C++ in 
>> RAD Studio Professional.  This links to a dll that uses __stdcall and 
>> gives names such as _Function@4 in the .lib file.
> 
> Matching Google links:
> http://groups.google.com/group/borland.public.cppbuilder.winapi/browse_thread/thread/3f81609418611afd
> http://tinyurl.com/37zs7z
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp/browse_thread/thread/87925e78fe34c6c5
> http://tinyurl.com/2n3jbn
> 
>> I don't seem to be able to get the compiler to pick up the mangled name. 
>>  The error is [ILINK32 Error]Error: Unresolved external 'Function' 
>> referenced from xx.obj
> 
> What does the function delcaration look like?
> It should look something like this
> 
> #define MYDLLAPI __declspec(dllimport)
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> extern "C" {
> #endif
> 	MYDLLAPI  BOOL __stdcall Function( /*ParamList*/ );
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> 	}
> #endif
> 
> Another thing, in Borland, __stdcall removes the leading _ that
> C normally places in front of function names. So you might try
> using _Function() in your application.
> 
> Or fixup a .DEF file as Ed suggests in the above lnks.
> 
>> (Or the correct newsgroup if this is not the right one)
> 
> The .IDE group would be ideal for settings.
> 
> 
I've just found another post relating to linking gcc DLL's with Borland 
C and am trying more things from this.

It includes a link showing how to create the .lib from the .def.

Sue