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- From: grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete)
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- Subject: Re: DLL <-> Application communication
- Date: 28 Jan 1996 02:14:15 GMT
- Organization: Kalevi, Inc
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- On Jan 27, 1996 22:53:35 in article <DLL <-> Application communication>,
- 'Pendo Lofgren <Pendo.Lofgren@allgon.se>' wrote:
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- >I have two questions regarding DLL:s that I would be most grateful if
- >anyone out there could give me some advice on.
- >
- >The first one is:
- > Is it possible to call a 16-bit DLL from a 32-bit Win NT
- > application? (We want to use the Paradox 16-bit database
- > engine DLL for our Win NT program...)
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- I've seen some commentary to the contrary, but...
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- Excerpt from Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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- "PSS ID Number: Q125710
- Article last modified on 10-31-1995
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- Windows NT supports Generic Thunks, which allow 16-bit code to call into
- 32-bit code. Generic Thunks do not allow 32-bit code to call into 16-bit
- code. The generic thunk is implemented by using a set of API functions that
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- are exported by the WOW KERNEL and WOW32.DLL. "
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- Sorry.
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- >
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- Pete
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