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sorry, if this is  improper for this newsgroup, but I can't think
straight anymore. Also sorry if this is an FAQ.


DOS 5.0, WIN 3.1, BCC 3.1
I'm getting very confused about how to use DLLs in a window program.
I had it working once, but my brain is just about fried now.

I'm trying to compile and link a Windows program, with external routines and 
classes using a "shared  library", outside of the IDE.


1) I compile/link all classes (defined with _export) with the -WDE flag.
   A libmain procedure is included in the compile and link. This gives me
   a DLL. ie

	bcc -c -P -ml -WDE -lc -lC -ls -D__cplusplus libmain.c module1.c module2.c
	bcc -ml -WDE -lc -lC -ls libmain.obj module1.obj module2.obj

	RESULT : libmain.dll

2) impdef tells me that the class methods are actuall in there, so I run rc
    and then implib so as to create a .lib

	impdef foo.def libmain.dll
	type foo.def (ok)
	rc libmain.dll
	implib myMods.lib libmain.dll

3) I compile a main.c program which uses classes and functions defined
in module1.c and module2.c

	bcc -W -P -lc -lC -ls -D__cplusplus main.c myMods.lib


	RESULT: every reference to classes/functions in mymods.lib is UNDEFINED.

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Does anyone know how to do this outside of the IDE? Ie getting it work?????


Thanks
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