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diff --git a/ACE/examples/DLL/README b/ACE/examples/DLL/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..3526af927a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ACE/examples/DLL/README @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +$Id$ + +DLL Test Example +---------------- + +This example deals with dynamically opening objects and accessing +methods from it. + +First, the pointer to the object is obtained by accessing symbol +of the function which can get the object pointer. Then the methods +in that library object is accessed. + +Here, the Magazine class is an abstract class with various magazine +objects like Newsweek and Today deriving form it. The libraries are +dynamically linked on demand. Thus, they can be changed on the fly +and accessed with its new changes. + +The ACE_DLL class used in this example is an helper class for +performing various operations on the library object. + +Compilation and Execution: +------------------------- + +1. On POSIX/UNIX platforms: + + First, build the test program, which you can do on UNIX as follows: + + % make + + Then run the test program: + + % test_dll + + to exercise the test. + + +2. Win32 platforms: + + Load DLL.sln which contains DLL_Main.vcproj, DLL_Today.vcproj and DLL_Newsweek.vcproj. + + Build each vcproj such that you build DLL_Main.vcproj last. + This is because the test_dll.exe will be using Today.dll and Newsweek.dll. + + Execute test_dll + + and watch it run! + |