c++ DLL get parameters

[HaydenF]

Hi All,

first time building a DLL not to mention C++ program and I'm having a little trouble trying to get the parameters passed to it.

I'm using VC++ 6.0. I created this via a 'Regular DLL using shared MFC DLL'

Upon running it basically creates an application class, then creates a dialog box. This piece works!

Now, I need to pass it three parameters to use though out the program, do I create a new method within the application class to grab these values? (If so can someone give me some example on what I need in this method) Or have I gone the wrong way in trying to build this? All examples I have read are fairly simple DLLs with functions, mine is based on classes.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Hayden

[mac11]

Hi All,

first time building a DLL not to mention C++ program and I'm having a little trouble trying to get the parameters passed to it.

I'm using VC++ 6.0. I created this via a 'Regular DLL using shared MFC DLL'

Upon running it basically creates an application class, then creates a dialog box. This piece works!

Now, I need to pass it three parameters to use though out the program, do I create a new method within the application class to grab these values? (If so can someone give me some example on what I need in this method) Or have I gone the wrong way in trying to build this? All examples I have read are fairly simple DLLs with functions, mine is based on classes.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Hayden

I'm not sure if I understand the explanation of your setup. You have an application (that you built) which uses a dll (which you also built), and inside the dll is a class? And you want to know how your application can supply data to the class inside the dll? -- I assume these are true in my response

A dll is just a library that the system loads for you at runtime. You just use what's in it. So if the dll holds a class you just use the class. The way you supply parameters to the class from the dll depends on the methods supplied by the class. If your class does not provide methods accept the data you want to send you will have to add methods to your class.

[weaknessforcats]

Upon running it basically creates an application class, then creates a dialog box. This piece works!

If I understand you correctly, the application class and the dialog are working from inside the DLL. Yes?

If so, just write a function to acquire the arguments you need. Make sure it is extern "C" to turn off the mangler. Have that function locate your apoplication class obejct and call methods on it to set the arguments into the application.