On 2007-03-13, Mikael Olofsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The gadget costs about 50 Euros. It's not a lot of money, but I would
> not like to buy the thing if there is a substancial risk that I will not
> be able to make it work on that computer. From what I've read on the
> box, it assumes Windows (a number of versions), it includes a DLL to
> communicate with it, and example code in VB (iirc). For the interested,
> here's the gadget:
>
> http://www.elfa.se/elfa-bin/dyndok.pl?lang=en&vat=0&dok=9001.htm
>
> I have been looking at ctypes, and from what I read, I should be able to
> communicate with a DLL by using ctypes.
Only under Windows.
> It even sounds fairly easy, as long as I know what the DLL is
> supposed to do. I expect there to be some kind of manual for
> the DLL included in the box. Are DLLs universal, or are there
> different DLLs for Windows and Linux (I'm not a programmer,
> remember)?
Yes. Shared libraries (Called DLLs under Windows) are
different than shared libraries under Linux.
> If the vendor claims that the DLL is for Windows, is it
> reasonable to assume that it can be made to work under Linux
No.
> from Python, that is? Or is this perhaps completely out
> of the question?
It's probably out of the question.
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