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from: Visual Boodu .Net
date: 2004-05-28 21:55:00
subject: Re: DLLs

mayayana wrote:
>    You can put forms in a DLL and call them. There's no
> limitation.
>     For restriction: Somewhere on MSDN there's a page
> about how to make a control licensed, the same way
> that VB controls are licensed and can't be run otherwise.
> I don't have a link to it, though. Another option might be
> something like a dummy parameter. Your DLL parameters
> can be seen in an object browser but that doesn't explain
> them. So besides the natural difficulty in figuring out how
> to call a function given object browser info., you could also
> make it more confusing by adding a dummy parameter,
> naming the parameters in a vague way, etc.

How do I put a form in a DLL?  Probably if I make vague functions & that
then I'll probably get confused!  I'll check out MSDN for that licencing
thing.  Thanks for your help.

> --
>> Is there any way I can prevent people using my DLLs in their
>> programs?  I mean, I'm new to making DLLs and I'm guessing that if I
>> can reference my DLLs in my projects then there is nothing stopping
>> anyone else from referencing my DLLs in their projects.
>>
>> Also, Just wondering whether there is a type of *thing* which is
>> like a DLL but includes a form as well.  I want to include modules
>> in my app, so say for example purposes my app contains a main form
>> and a calculator module. The main form is the exe and the calculator
>> gets called from a separate file when needed?  Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
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