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vbtoosharp · Sep 3rd, 2004, 3:35 AM

I want to be able to load a known function from a DLL that is not know until run-time.

The program looks in a directory for DLLs and then loads them and calls a function common to all the dlls in that directory.

In C++ this is cake but I can�t find an equivalent for VB.NET anywhere.

below is some Pseudo code for those that don't know what i want to do.

typedef unsigned char* (__stdcall *Buffer)();
Buffer buf;
HINSTANCE LoadMe;
char* loc = "xbcdrc.dll"; //could do be any dll
LoadMe = LoadLibrary(loc);
buf = (Buffer)GetProcAddress(LoadMe, "GetBuffer");

Sep 3rd, 2004, 3:35 AM	#1
vbtoosharp Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I want to be able to load a known function from a DLL that is not know until run-time. The program looks in a directory for DLLs and then loads them and calls a function common to all the dlls in that directory. In C++ this is cake but I can�t find an equivalent for VB.NET anywhere. below is some Pseudo code for those that don't know what i want to do. typedef unsigned char* (__stdcall Buffer)(); Buffer buf; HINSTANCE LoadMe; char loc = "xbcdrc.dll"; //could do be any dll LoadMe = LoadLibrary(loc); buf = (Buffer)GetProcAddress(LoadMe, "GetBuffer");