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Re: Importing symbols from .exe's
"Max Bowsher" <maxb@ukf.net> writes:
> Windows' dynamic loader isn't powerful enough to do what you want.
This is "by design", not a limitation. The idea is that DLLs should be
self-containing and not require that the loading executable/module defines
certain symbols. This is why import libraries are used; to make sure all
symbols are resolved at link-time. As a result, Windows DLLs are not
allowed to contain unresolved symbols.
A much cleaner design, IMHO.
/Jesper
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Jesper Eskilson
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