This is a real quick sample that I threw together to illustrate
how to call a DLL from VB. Not only can you call a DLL but the
same DLL can be made from the Borland, MS or Symantec compilers.

The versions used were:

Borland C++ 4.02
MS Visual C++ 1.51
Symantec C++ 7.2


The way the example works is simple. Included you'll find an exe,
TESTVB.EXE. This runs the program. Then I have included a DLL from
each of the compilers:

TESTBOR.DLL - Borland
TESTMS.DLL - MS
TESTSYM.DLL - Symantec

Rename the DLL of your choice to TEST.DLL. TEST.DLL is what TESTVB.EXE
is going to look for.

Enjoy.

Contact me for more information.

Rick Kligman
Golden Gate Software
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