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"Stephane Baillargeon" <solutionsgestico@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> - How do I get a list of functions that reside in a DLL

The only way is to manually access the EXPORTS table within the DLL's PE
header.  Refer to MSDN for details about accessing the PE header:

    Peering Inside the PE: A Tour of the Win32 Portable Executable File
Format
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dndebug/html/msdn_peeringpe.asp

    An In-Depth Look into the Win32 Portable Executable File Format
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/02/PE/default.aspx

> - How do I get the function parameters and return values

You don't, as that information is not stored anywhere.  Not unless you want
to manually decode the raw assembly instructions, but that won't actually
tell you much anyway, unless you implement your own lookup tables for
finding known functions within known libraries.

The only exception to this is ActiveX/COM libraries, which usually (but not
always) have a fully detailed TypeLibrary associated with them.

> - How do I execute a DLL dynamically if I don't have the lib file

You will have to use the LoadLibrary() and GetProcAddress() functions to
obtain pointers to the individual exported functions.


Gambit