Re: [BLACKBOX] .lib for .dll files

From: [at]} <Alexander>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 03:39:24 +0400

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Hello!

> I am writing dll files for a customer and they would like to
> have the associated .lib (import library) but BlackBox does
> not specify how to generate them.
> Have any of you done this?
> Do you have any code to generate a .lib file?

  There is a tool "xlib" in the XDS package: http://www.excelsior-usa.com/download/xds25x/xds-x86-251-enduser-win32.exe
  Just use either "xlib /implib libname.lib libname.dll" or create an Import Definition File (IDF) and use "xlib /implib libname.lib libname.idf".

  I'm not an expert at this, but as far as I know, libraries can link the code either statically or dynamically. XDS xlink will only produce the dynamic version, which means the application using the library will require the dll. I don't know of a way to produce a statically linkable library with either XDS or BlackBox (maybe "POW!"?).

  Alternatively, you can try this: http://www.binary-soft.com/dll2lib/dll2lib.htm

  That's all I know.

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 Alexander

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