Opens a DLL file for use in DllCall.
DllOpen ( "filename" )
Parameters
| filename | Filename of the DLL file to open. |
Return Value
| Success: | Returns a dll "handle" to be used with subsequent Dll functions. |
| Failure: | Returns -1 if error occurs. |
Remarks
When finished working with a dll, call the DllClose function to close it. AutoIt normally closes all files upon termination, but explicitly calling DllClose is still a good idea.
Related
DllCall, DllClose
Example
$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")
$result = DllCall($dll, "int", "MessageBox", "hwnd", 0, "str", "Some text", "str", "Some title", "int", 0)
DllClose($dll)