loadlibrary (kernel32)
Last changed: -62.4.65.26

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Summary

C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr LoadLibrary(string lpFileName);

VB Signature:

Private Declare Function LoadLibrary Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As IntPtr

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

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Sample Code:

private void ReadFile(ReadFileCallbackDelegate cb) {
   hExe = LoadLibrary(mFileName);
   if (hExe.ToInt32() == 0) {
     throw new ApplicationException("Cannot open " + mFileName);
   }
   GCHandle gch = GCHandle.Alloc(mFiles); //convert object to handle
   if (EnumResourceNames(hExe, "FILE", cb, (IntPtr)gch) == false) {
     gch.Free();
     throw new ApplicationException("Error reading files in the installer");
   }
   gch.Free();
}

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Documentation
LoadLibrary on MSDN