what if the Win32 function I'm interested in don't seem to be in .lib provide by dmd...
(for example vista & up windows function)
Can I just use the .lib which come from the windows SDK? 

If you have coffimplib (which isn't free), then you could just convert the windows sdk import lib to OMF format.

Otherwise, you can create an import library from a DLL.

Find the DLL (e.g. kernel32.dll), and run:
implib /s kernel32.lib kernel32.dll

Then link with the new import lib. I think that should work.

Thanks I'll try tomorrow! :)
(now I should really go to bed...)

"Andrej Mitrovic"  wrote in message news:mailman.565.1307117174.14074.digitalmars-d-learn@puremagic.com...

If you have coffimplib (which isn't free), then you could just convert
the windows sdk import lib to OMF format.

Otherwise, you can create an import library from a DLL.

Find the DLL (e.g. kernel32.dll), and run:
implib /s kernel32.lib kernel32.dll

Then link with the new import lib. I think that should work. 

Where can I find this "implib" tool you mentioned?

I have the latest Windows SDK and Visual Studio 2010. Yet when I perform a search in program files I can't find it!!
:(

"Andrej Mitrovic"  wrote in message news:mailman.565.1307117174.14074.digitalmars-d-learn@puremagic.com...

If you have coffimplib (which isn't free), then you could just convert
the windows sdk import lib to OMF format.

Otherwise, you can create an import library from a DLL.

Find the DLL (e.g. kernel32.dll), and run:
implib /s kernel32.lib kernel32.dll

Then link with the new import lib. I think that should work. 

http://ftp.digitalmars.com/bup.zip

Docs here:
http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/implib.html

Sweet, thanks you very much! :)

"Andrej Mitrovic"  wrote in message news:mailman.573.1307123755.14074.digitalmars-d-learn@puremagic.com...

http://ftp.digitalmars.com/bup.zip

Docs here:
http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/implib.html 

My bad, coffimplib is actually free and downloadable from: http://ftp.digitalmars.com/coffimplib.zip

It's coff2omf which isn't free, that one converts actual object code (not import libraries) to OMF. Sometimes coffimplib works better than implib so you might want to have that in mind.