This repo contains various Visual Studio 2022 solutions that demonstrate DLL related usage for Windows in C/C++.
My intention is to learn how to create a simple plugin system for my game engine.
Even though it was written in 1998, Programming Windows, 5th Edition by Charles Petzold is still a great resource for info on how DLLs work.
LoadRuntime- Demonstrates loading a dll at runtime using the LoadLibrary function.ProgWin5Book- Parent folder for DLL projects related to Programming Windows, 5th Edition, by Charles Petzold.ProgWin5Book/EDRTEST- EDRTEST code from the book. An EXE calls a function in a DLL to display text in the center of the window's client area.ProgWin5Book/STRPROG- STRPROG code from the book. Demonstrates using shared memory across multiple processes within a DLL.