> I don't know how to build DLL's. The target environment is
> windows (32 bit). I desperately need source examples and
> references to documents (hopefully on the net) containing
> that information. The application which suppose to call the
> DLL is Macromedia Director 8. So if anyone has an example of
> calling DLL from Director...
> thanks in advance
> oh
Hi "oh",
I don't know where to send you for information on writing custom DLL's. For
that you will need another programming language like C, PowerBASIC DLL
Compiler or Delphi. That said, you are not also able to call an arbitrary
DLL from inside Director without another helper app called an Xtra. One such
Xtra is Glu32 by UpdateStage.
The GLU 32 Xtra allows Director applications to make calls to 32-bit Dynamic
Link Libraries (DLL's) on the PC and to shared libraries on the Mac. GLU32
provides access to system calls on both platforms as well.
GLU32 Xtra for Mac and PC provides a faster and much less expensive method
for enhancing Director than creating a cross-platform Xtra or paying for
custom Xtra development. Instead of investing time learning the Macromedia
Xtra API, the developer need only create a DLL on Windows and a
corresponding shared library on Mac. With some care, the two can be created
so that the calling syntax from Director is virtually identical on both
platforms.
For more information visit http://www.updatestage.com/xtras/xtrahome.html.
There you can view the complete documentation online or download an
evaluation version.
The Glu32 Xtra is a commercial Xtra sold by UpdateStage, Inc and was written
by Ravi Singh.
Glu32 Win: $199.00
Glu32 Mac: $199.00
Glu32 Win/Mac bundle: $299.00
Platforms: 32-bit Windows, PowerMac
Director versions supported: 6,7,8
HTH,
Al Hospers
Marketing Associate
UpdateStage
alhospers<at>updatestage<dot>com
http://www.updatestage.com
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