From: "renard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Could someone point me to document(s) which describes how to use a dll
> in a perl script.
>
> I have a dll and information describing its function calls.
>
> I have tried to google but unfortunately I did not use the appropriate
> search words.
>
> Thank You
There are several ways to call functions in DLLs.
1) if it's a plain old DLL
Win32::API : http://search.cpan.org/~acalpini/Win32-API-0.41/API.pm
FFI : http://search.cpan.org/~pmoore/FFI-1.00/FFI.pm
XS : perldoc perlxs
2) If it's a COM/OLD DLL
Win32::OLE : http://search.cpan.org/~jdb/Win32-OLE-
0.17/lib/Win32/OLE.pm
3) If it's a .Net DLL
PerlNET : http://www.activestate.com/Products/Perl_Dev_Kit/?_x=1
Jenda
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