INFO: Portable DLL Example Using _declspec() and _export

Sample Code

   #
   # DECLSPEC.MAK
   #
   !IFNDEF WIN16
   # Win32 build commands:

   all: decldll.dll declexe.exe

   decldll.obj: decldll.c

      cl /c /DWIN32 /DDLL decldll.c

   decldll.dll: decldll.obj

      link /DLL /OUT:decldll.dll decldll.obj kernel32.lib user32.lib \ 
      gdi32.lib

   declexe.obj: declexe.c

      cl /c /DWIN32 declexe.c

   declexe.exe : declexe.obj decldll.dll

      link /OUT:declexe.exe declexe.obj decldll.lib kernel32.lib \ 
      user32.lib gdi32.lib

   !ELSE
   # Win16 build commands:

   all: decldll.dll declexe.exe

   decldll.obj: decldll.c

      cl /c /GD /ALw decldll.c

   decldll.dll: decldll.obj

      link decldll.obj, decldll.dll,,ldllcew.lib libw.lib, decldll.def
      implib decldll.lib decldll.dll

   declexe.obj: declexe.c

      cl /c /GA /AL /Gx- declexe.c

   declexe.exe : declexe.obj decldll.dll

      link declexe.obj, declexe.exe,,llibcew.lib libw.lib decldll.lib, \ 
      declexe.def

   !ENDIF

   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   /*

    * DECLDLL.H
    */ 

   #if !defined (_WIN32)
   #   define EXPORT __export
   #   define EXPORT32
   #else
   #   define EXPORT
   #   if defined DLL
   #      define EXPORT32 __declspec(dllexport)
   #   else
   #      define EXPORT32 __declspec(dllimport)
   #   endif
   #endif

   EXPORT32 void EXPORT dll_func(void);
   extern EXPORT32 int EXPORT i;

   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   /*

    * DECLDLL.C
    */ 

   #include <windows.h>
   #include "decldll.h"

   /* Both LibMain(), initialization function for 16-bit DLLs, and
      DllMain(), initialization function for 32-bit DLLs are optional. */ 

   EXPORT32 void EXPORT dll_func(void)
   {

      MessageBox(NULL, "We are in the DLL\n", "declspec() example", MB_OK);

   }

   /* In Win16, data must be exported using .DEF */ 
   EXPORT32 int i = 17;

   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ;
   ; DECLDLL.DEF - Used only in 16-bit project
   ;
   LIBRARY DECLDLL

   EXPORTS

           WEP @1
           _i

   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   /*

    * DECLEXE.C
    */ 

   #include <windows.h>
   #include "decldll.h"

   int PASCAL WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
           LPSTR lpCmdLine, int cCmdShow)
   {
      MessageBox(NULL, "We are in the EXE\n", "declspec() sample", MB_OK);
      dll_func();
      MessageBox(NULL, "We are in the EXE\n", "declspec() sample", MB_OK);
      if (i==17)
         MessageBox(NULL, "Exported Data is OK", "declspec() sample",

MB_OK);

      else
         MessageBox(NULL, "Exported Data is NOT OK\n",
                          "declspec() sample", MB_OK);
      return 1;

   }

   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ;
   ; DECLEXE.DEF - Used only in 16-bit version
   ;
   NAME Declexe

   EXETYPE WINDOWS

   STACKSIZE 4096
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