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- From: softbase@mercury.interpath.net (Scott McMahan - Softbase Systems)
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- Subject: Re: Can 'fscanf' be used in 16-bit DLL?
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- Date: 20 Feb 1996 13:44:15 GMT
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- Daniel (h8817968@hkuxb.hku.hk) wrote:
- : I am trying to make a 16-bit DLL by using MSVC V1.51 but, when I
- : compile the program, it gives me the follwing warning:
-
- : error L2029: '_fscanf' : unresolved external
-
- : From the help, it is explicitly telling me that 'fscanf' is
- : defined in 'stdio.h' and I have checked that 'stdio.h'
- : has been included.
-
- But you're compiling a standalone DLL -- you'd have to statically link
- the library function in with it to use it, unless the program
- calling the DLL has it linked in. If you just make a DLL, you don't
- have access to the standard library.
-
- Scott
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