Article: Q150705
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbfile kbVBp400 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 10-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the file, Vb4dll.txt, that contains information about
developing dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) for use with Visual Basic. This file
ships with all editions of Visual Basic and is installed in the main Visual
Basic directory. This file is also included in Vb4dll.exe, which you can
download as a self-extracting file from the Microsoft Download Center.
This file includes the following table of contents:
- Calling Conventions
- 16/32-bit Issues
- Passing and Returning Common Built-in Types
- Passing and Returning Strings
- Passing and Returning User-Defined Types
- Passing and Returning Objects
- Passing and Returning Arrays
- Manipulating Variants
- Passing Unicode Strings
- Creating a Type Library
- Compiling a 32-bit Unicode DLL
- Creating a TypeLib For All The Functions In This Document
- Additional Resources
MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Vb4dll.exe
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb40ent/Utility/1/W9XNT4/EN-US/Vb4dll.exe)
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
REFERENCES
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As a companion to this document, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q196976 INFO: Updated VB4dll.txt for Visual Basic 4.0
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbfile kbVBp400 kbDSupport
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch
Version : :4.0
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