Re: Using LIB Files in Delphi

"Maarten Wiltink" <maarten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:46a477a2$0
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How can I use the LIB file under Delphi. Is there a simple approach,
or maybe I have to get a C programmer to write a DLL which wraps the
LIB file.

That's probably the simplest. Lib files are Right Out in Delphi as far
as I know.

Groetjes,
Maarten Wiltink




Alan,

Linking with C-derived object modules/libraries is something that I have,
so far, managed to avoid having to do. However, it is something that I
believe is possible - but I may be wrong.

See Delphi (7 or 2006, probably others too) Project Options - there are
options to generate C/C++ object files.

The utility coff2omf supposedly will convert LIBs to OMF. I believe (but
again am not 100% certain) that the .OBJ files that Delphi is capable of
linking in using the $L/$LINK directive are OMF.

Google throws up a number of coff/omf hits particularly wrt linking with
Python.

I for one would be interested in hearing how you get on.

Regards

Chris
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