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On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:42:18 -0000, Roger Woodward wrote:

> How does Java call functions residing either within a DLL or
> OCX component.  Is this a simple process and are there any
> obvious pitfalls. I know that JNI exists but nothing about
> it (Ive an idea that this is what I need to investigate) so
> if you know of a good web reference as a starting point for
> reading I would be very grateful.

Essentially, JNI allows you to call a method from a DLL.  The calling 
convention is specified by JNI, so you will not be able to call 
arbitrary methods.  Typically, if you need to call some existing code, 
you will write a small wrapper method that conforms to JNI specs.

Here is some information on JNI.  This is included in the JDK package.

   http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.4/docs/guide/jni/

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John McGrath [TeamB]

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