Re: How to trace the VC++.dll code from VC++.exe

From:
David Wilkinson <no-reply@effisols.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:02:35 -0500
Message-ID:
<OwUW00NZJHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>
nithin.papdeja@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all,

I have a vc++.dll with each function defined as

extern "C" WINAPI EXPORT test(int i)
{

}

I have to write a vc++.exe to to call this function.

so i have written a VC++.exe(dialog based) as below:

//declare a callback function for the test API in .dll
typedef int (CALLBACK* LPFNMLTPLY)(int);

Added a button test in a dialog and when u click it it executes the
following code

void CDynamicLoadDlg::Ontest()
{
   UpdateData();
    CHAR szTemp [100]; // for storing error code & message
   HINSTANCE hClcltr=LoadLibrary("nameofdll.dll"); //Loading dll into
calling processaddress
   LPFNMLTPLY lpfnMuliply; // see top of file for its defination
   if (hClcltr) //If DefExported.dll loded
   {
       lpfnMuliply = (LPFNMLTPLY)GetProcAddress(hClcltr,"test");
       if (lpfnMuliply) //If Multiply functin found and get its address
       {
           m_ParOne=1;
           m_Rslt=lpfnMuliply(m_ParOne);
           UpdateData(FALSE);
       }
       else
       {
           wsprintf (szTemp, "GetProcAddress failed. \nError code: %d",
               GetLastError());
           MessageBox(szTemp); //Show why GetProcAddress failed?
       }
       FreeLibrary( hClcltr );
   }
   else
   {
       wsprintf (szTemp, "LoadLibrary failed. \nError code: %d",
           GetLastError());
       MessageBox(szTemp); //Show why LoadLibrary failed?
   }
}

I am able to call the .dll function but the problem is i am not able
to trace the .dll code.Is my vc++.exe is correct.

Can anyone tell me what settings i have to do so that i can trace the
vc++.dll code


Nithin:

What version of Visual Studio are you using? In recent versions (> 02 I think)
It Should Just Work if you are using the debug build of both .exe and .dll.

In VC6 and earlier you have to launch the .dll in the IDE by specifying the
"debug executable" in the debug section of the DLL project settings.

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP

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