For DLLs, what does export actually do?

[Ben Davis]

Hi,

I'm working on a multimedia driver DLL, i.e. one that Windows loads on 
behalf of any program that uses the Windows multimedia API.

I'm using a .def file with an EXPORTS section, and I've also got all the 
relevant functions marked as 'export' in the code.

What I'm finding is, if I remove the 'export' attribute but keep the 
EXPORTS section, it all still works; but if I keep the 'export' 
attribute and remove the EXPORTS section, then it doesn't work.

Just wondering why this is, and whether the 'export' attribute is 
actually programmed to do anything at the moment :)

Thanks,

Ben :)