Re: Problem with calling DLL

[Mike Gossland <mgmail@xxxxxxx>]

At 10:26 PM 4/7/2005, smh1@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Hi All...
>   I'm using TS 2000i and I'm trying to apply a system that calls a DLL to a chart. The 
>system verifies fine and has the call to the DLL as such:
>
>   inputs: dols(0), prof(0);
>   var: w(0), x(0), y(0);
>
>    definedllfunc:"myroutines.dll",INT, 
>"Calcroutine",DOUBLE,INT,DOUBLE,INT,INT,DOUBLE,DOUBLE,
>DOUBLE,DOUBLE,INT,DOUBLE,DOUBLE,DOUBLE,INT,INT,
>DOUBLE,INT,DOUBLE;
>
>
>... I have "myroutines.dll" sitting in c:\Program Files\Omega Research\Program, but 
>when I apply the system to the chart, it gives an error "LINK ERROR: Cannot find 
>library myroutines.dll", even though the myroutines.dll file is clearly there in that 
>folder. I even specified the full path name in the definedllfunc declaration, but still the 
>same error. Hope some guru can help!
>
>Thanks!
>    Shawn

Shawn,

Depending on how it is built, the DLL may expose its functions to the outside world in uppercase, and this is one case in the Windows world where case actually matters.

Try using "CALCROUTINE" instead of "CalcRoutine" and you may find it works.

Mike Gossland