DECLARE - DLL

Purpose

Registers a function in an external shared 32-bit dynamic link library (.dll) file (Windows only)

Syntax

DECLARE <functiontype> <functionname> IN <dllname> [AS <aliasname>]

[<paramtype> [@] <paramname> [, ...]]

See Also

CLOSE CLASSLIB, COMPILE, CREATEOBJECT(), DEFINE CLASS, DISPLAY CLASSES, DO, FUNCTION, FUNCTION_EXISTS(), LIST CLASSES, PARAMETERS, PEXIST(), PROCEDURE, RELEASE CLASSLIB, SET CLASSLIB, SET PROCEDURE

Description

The DECLARE - DLL command registers a function in an external shared 32-bit dynamic link library (.dll) file. This command is only available on Windows.

Example

DECLARE INTEGER CreateProcess IN kernel32.dll as CreateProcess; 
STRING lpApplicationName,;
STRING lpCommandLine,;
INTEGER lpProcessAttributes,;
INTEGER lpThreadAttributes,;
INTEGER bInheritHandles,;
INTEGER dwCreationFlags,;
INTEGER lpEnvironment,;
STRING lpCurrentDirectory,;
STRING lpStartupInfo,;
STRING @ lpProcessInformation