LoadLibraryEx32W

Use the LoadLibraryEx32W function in 16-bit code to load a 32-bit DLL.

DWORD FAR PASCAL LoadLibraryEx32W(
  LPCSTR lpszLibFile,  // points to name of executable module
  DWORD hFile,         // reserved, must be NULL
  DWORD dwFlags        // entry-point execution flag
);
 

Parameters

lpszLibFile

Points to a null-terminated string that names a Win32-based DLL module.

hFile

This parameter is reserved for future use. It must be NULL.

dwFlags

Specifies the action to take when loading the module. This parameter can be one of the following values:

DONT_RESOLVE_DLL_REFERENCES
LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE
LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH

For more information on these values, see LoadLibraryEx.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is a 32-bit handle to a DLL module. If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

After calling this function, the 16-bit thunk DLL can call the GetProcAddress32W function to get the address of the 32-bit entrypoint function(s) and then call the thunk(s) by using the CallProc32W or CallProcEx32W function.

Windows 95 and Windows 98: This function releases the Win16Mutex. If this function is called from a 16-bit DLL, it can be reentered as soon as the 32-bit DLL entry-point function is called. This happens when another 32-bit process thunks to the 16-bit DLL or when another 16-bit DLL calls this 16-bit DLL. However, if this function is called in a 16-bit application and the 32-bit DLL entry-point function does not yield, the function is not reentered.

See Also

CallProc32W, CallProcEx32W, GetProcAddress32W