using calllib for 32 bit native module built in Microsoft Visual C++ 2008.
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Hi,
I am working on a program that will call functions from a dynamic link library that was written in Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 and compiled in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 as a 32 bit native module. Should I anticipate trouble using loadlib and calllib to access these functions on a 64 bit version of Matlab running on Windows 7? Will the 32 bit vs. 64 bit issue be a problem? Does loadlib and calllib work for C++ dll?
Thanks, Shennan
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James Tursa
on 30 May 2014
You can't mix 32-bit s/w and 64-bit s/w. You will not be able to call functions from a 32-bit dll from within a 64-bit application. You either need to recompile the lib as a 64-bit lib, or use a 32-bit version of MATLAB.
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James Tursa
on 31 May 2014
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on 31 May 2014
Yes. You can use C++ code all you want in the mex function, but the exported function signatures must be C. The function itself can use C++ code in the body, but its signature must be extern C for the interface in order to be able to use calllib on it. That, of course, means the dll must be compiled this way ... it is not sufficient to have a header h file for calllib to use with extern C if the dll was not compiled that way in the first place (since no such functions by that name would exist in the dll because of name mangling).
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