[Home]
[Search]
[CTG]
[RTL]
[IDDE]
Last update Jun 19, 2004
IMPLIB
Build an Import Library
An import library is necessary
when calling functions in a DLL; it provides the stubs that hook up
to the DLL at runtime. IMPLIB is used to create import libraries. It
uses as input either the DLL itself or a
module definition (.def) file.
implib commands have the following format:
implib [switches] libfile [ dllfile | deffile ]
- libfile is the name of the import library file
to create. .lib is the default extension.
- dllfile is the name of the DLL to create an
import library for. .dll is the default extension.
- deffile is the name of the DLL's module
definition file. The extension .def is required.
- switches
- /? Print this message.
- /b[atch] Batch.
- /h[elp] Print this message.
- /i[gnorecase] Ignore case of symbols.
- /noi[norecase] Be case sensitive. Mark library as case sensitive.
- /nol[ogo] Ignored.
- /now[ep] Ignore WEP (relevant only to 16 bit DLL's).
- /ntd[ll] Ignored.
- /p[agesize]:number Set page size to
number (a power of 2).
- /s[ystem] Prepend '_' to exported internal names.
Used to create import library from
Windows NT system DLLs (for example, kernel32.dll).
Note that this switch is not available via the IDDE.
Either a dllfile or deffile must be given (but not both).
IMPLIB reads the file, and uses the export records in it to create an
import library libfile. libfile is then linked in with
your application.
To create the import library kernel32.lib from the NT system dll kernel32.dll:
implib /s kernel32.lib kernel32.dll
Module definition files are in the same format as that used to create the DLL.
Copyright © 1995-2004 Digital Mars. All Rights Reserved.