How does one make an app Dependent of a Dynamin Link Library?

[xandaz]

    Hello fellows. I removed some of the procedures in this app i'm working on and put it on a .LIB. Then I transformed it into a .DLL. No matter if it's there ore not makes no difference. The procedures are inside the app. How do i make it depend on it? Thanks in advance!

[HSE]

\masm32\examples\dll

[xandaz]

   thanks. i forgot to look into the examples.

[xandaz]

    I see the example but isn't there a way without using LoadLibrary? All those libraries that are in the LIB directory of Masm32 use the same system? Do the procedures in those LIBs get embeded in the application? I use OllyDbg and it shows the modules.

[TimoVJL]

Creating DLL using MASM32

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.model flat, stdcall
.code
_DllMainCRTStartup PROC instance:DWORD,reason:DWORD,unused:DWORD
mov eax, 1
ret
_DllMainCRTStartup ENDP

foo PROC export
ret
foo ENDP

END


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ml.exe test_dll.asm -link -dll -out:test_foo.dll

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...
includelib test_foo.lib
...

[Vortex]

Hi xandaz,

Do the procedures in those LIBs get embeded in the application?

You are probably referring to the import libraries. There is also masm32.lib ( static library )

[xandaz]

   yes. the procedures get embeded in the app. how do i do this?

[Vortex]

Hello,

You can prefer static libraries in your case.

[xandaz]

    Thanks a lot. Problem solved. It was all about the .DEF file. It's all working fine. Thanks for the help.

[TimoVJL]

A def-file is usually used for undecorated or alias names.