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rado 
Posted in reply to Daniel Fazekas
| I don't think creating a def file for import library is so difficult, and if
you learn how to do it you will be able to create import lib for every dll
you want.
Basically all you need is to know which dll is exporting that function.
Here are the steps needed to create one:
1. Compile your program
2. Create one blank def file and place in front of it:
LIBRARY "WINSPOOL" ;here comes the name of the dll you are creating the lib
for
EXETYPE NT ;
SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS,4.0 ;these are for creating 32bit import lib
EXPORTS ;
3. Copy these Symbol Undefined errors and paste them in the def file
4. Now edit them so the name of export function to be equal to the name of
function you are using:
_ClosePrinter@4=ClosePrinter
_EndDocPrinter@4=EndDocPrinter
_EndPagePrinter@4=EndPagePrinter
_WritePrinter@16=WritePrinter
_StartPagePrinter@4=StartPagePrinter
_StartDocPrinterA@12=StartDocPrinterA
_OpenPrinterA@12=OpenPrinterA
5. This is it. Your def file is ready. Now create the import library:
c:\> implib winspool.lib winspool.def
6. Your library is ready and you can link your program with it. Just keep
your def file as later you may want to add more imports to the library.
"Daniel Fazekas" <fds@mailbox.hu> wrote in message news:ati63c$25b1$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> The easiest way of generating the correct up-to-date .LIB files for DMC is the following:
>
> a) you need the Platform SDK from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdk-full.htm
>
> b) you need access to Visual Studio 6.0 (also known as 98), the bin folder
> of Visual C++ 6.0.
> You need lib.exe, link.exe and mspdb60.dll (the dll is not originally in
the
> bin folder, but find it and copy it there; it's in some common shared
files
> folder)
> Note that Visual Studio .NET (7.0) doesn't cut it, as it's LIB and LINK
> utility doesn't have the necessary functionality any more. :(
>
> c) you have to get dm812util.zip off the digitalmars site
>
>
> Now if you have all three, just take the necessary .LIB file from the platform sdk, and in a two step process:
>
> first run (from VC++ 6.0):
> LIB.EXE /CONVERT something.lib
>
> then run (from the dm util package, do NOT use the Borland utility of the
> same name!):
> COFF2OMF.EXE something.lib
>
> Then just copy the resulting file into DM's lib subfolder, and you should
be
> golden.
>
> I converted the latest platform sdk to DM's format, it's only 3 MB zipped, but I suppose neither Digital Mars nor myself am able to legally redistribute it.
>
>
> We could talk privately though. ;)
>
> There are also some other ways of creating the correct libs, involving
.DEF
> files and the IMPLIB utility, but that is far more troublesome.
>
> --
> Daniel
>
> "Pete Reason" <return@inburst.com> wrote in message news:athcfl$1c9t$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >
> >
> > I've only got the free dmc off the web site and it got me started and
> going
> > to the wonderful world of the windows API. So Thanks!
> >
> > However, I would like to compile programs that print using the API (eg:
> > OpenPrinter(), StartDocPrinter() and so on...). And I believe that I
need
> > the file "winspool.lib". But this file is not in the "lib" folder. How
> can
> > I get this file? Do I need to create it? How?
> >
> > I did try using the program "lib" to make this file using the common
file
> > "WINSPOOL.DRV". But when I compile I get the errors:
> >
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _ClosePrinter@4
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndDocPrinter@4
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _EndPagePrinter@4
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _WritePrinter@16
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartPagePrinter@4
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _StartDocPrinterA@12
> > print.obj(print)
> > Error 42: Symbol Undefined _OpenPrinterA@12
> >
> > --- errorlevel 7
> >
> >
> > -S.
> >
> >
>
>
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