Re: syntax for function header/prototype and implementation

From:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:27:22 -0400
Message-ID:
<f8vhh4$e2t$1@news.datemas.de>
Jeff Kish wrote:

I have a dll that has to export some functions to be calleable from
other apps dynamically, and I can't rely on the compiler they are
using.
I have been using cdecl but want to switch to WINAPI.
everything is extern "c" to avoid name mangling.

Can someone give me the syntax for this, or a pointer to some
examples?

Here is what I have currently working:

header: (wrapped in extern "C")

__declspec(dllexport) int myFunc(int,int);

cpp:

extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int myFunc(int parm1, int parm2)

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Here is what I am trying but am not having much luck:

header: (wrapped in extern "C")

(dllexport) WINAPI int myFunc(int,int);

cpp:

extern "C" WINAPI (dllexport) int myFunc( int parm1, int par2))

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I am getting various compiler errors as I move things around.
right now in the header I'm getting this compiler message:

missing ';' before '__stdcall'

If I try this header:

WINAPI (dllexport) int myFunc(int,int)
I get this compiler message:

error C2059: syntax error : '('


Where did "__declspec" go?

V
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