Using variable for "libname" in Declare statement for DLL function

[Brooks.Wait]

I am trying to declare a dll function in VB6.

The syntax for a Declare statement is as follows:
[Public | Private] Declare Function name Lib "libname" [Alias "aliasname"] [([arglist])] [As type]

I will not know the name of the dll until run time. So, at run time I read the dll name into a string variable and try to pass it to the "libname" portion of the Declare statement above. Is there anyway to do this? When I try to do this I get a compile time error. I am using VB 6.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[shg]

Perhaps you could use instead something like ...

libName = "Bob"
Application.Run libName & ".functionName"

 

[Brooks.Wait]

Hi shg,
Thanks for the reply. I'm new to VB 6. Can you be more explicit with your instructions?

Thanks!

 

[shg]

Well, I can't make that work ATM, so never mind.

Why do you not know the name of the dll until runtime?

 

[Jaafar Tribak]

Take a look at the LoadLibrary,GetProcAddress, Freelibrary and CallWindowProc APIs.However, working with APIs that have string argument buffers is difficult.

Take a look here where it is discussed