DYLIBLOAD
Loads to a Dynamic Link Library (DLL) into memory at runtime
Syntax:
Usage:
result = Dylibload ( libname )
Parameters:
libname
A string containing the name of the library to load.
Return Value:
The pointer handle of the library loaded. Zero on error
Description:
Dylibload is used to link at runtime libraries to your program. This function does the link and returns a handle that must be used with Dylibsymbol when calling a function in the library and with Dylibfree when releasing the library.
Note: If the libname string (without extension) already includes a character dot (.), it may be mandatory to explicitly specify the filename extension to avoid any parser ambiguity.
Note: If the libname string (without extension) already includes a character dot (.), it may be mandatory to explicitly specify the filename extension to avoid any parser ambiguity.
Examples:
See the dynamic loading example on the Shared Libraries page.
Platform Differences:
- DOS: dynamic link libraries have ".dxe" file name extension and the full libname must be specified: "<name>.dxe".
- DOS: calling dylibload( "" ), using an empty file name will initialize the run time library exports.
- DOS: see specific Shared Libraries - DOS page
Dialect Differences:
- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Dylibload.
Differences from QB:
- New to FreeBASIC
See also:
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