I am absolutely new at calling functions from DLLs (call it bad programming habits, but I never needed to).
I have this C++ dll (CidGen32.dll at https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=4FA1892BF2106B62!1066) that is supposed to export a function with the following signature:
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int GetCid(const char* pid, char* cid);
What it should do is to get a 13 char string such as '1111111111118' and return a 20 char hash.
I have tried for the last couple of days to call this function in Delphi 6 but to no avail. I have desperately tried I guess 50+ combinations and I got quite close on one occasion but my computer froze and I lost all my effort. Since it was based on luck, I could not redo it anymore.
I am also aiming not to register the DLL, but rather place it in the same folder.
Anyway, the plan was to have something like this:
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
function GenerateCID(Prm: string): string;
var
aCID: PAnsiChar;
uCID: AnsiString;
i: integer;
Hbar: Thandle;
GetCID: function (X: PAnsiChar; Y: PAnsiChar): integer; {$IFDEF WIN32} stdcall; {$ENDIF}
begin
ucid := '';
hbar := LoadLibrary('CidGen32.dll');
if Hbar >= 32 then
begin
@GetCID := GetProcAddress(HBar, 'GetCID');
if Assigned(GetCID) then
begin
i := GetCID(pAnsiChar(prm), aCID);
uCID := aCID;
end;
FreeLibrary(HBar);
end
else
begin
//ShowMessage('Error: could not find dll');
end;
result := uCID;
end;
begin
ShowMessage(GenerateCID('1111111111118'));
end;
end.
But it seems I am dead wrong.