dll in labview

[Branson]

I need some help with running a dll in labview 8.2

I don't have any experience in C, but I can probably understand the basics if they were explained to me.

I have a 3rd party dll and a pdf explaining the different functions.  But when I load the Call Library Function, I do not see any of the functions listed in the PDF.  Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks for the help,

Branson

[nathand · Accepted solution]

This is not a standard Windows DLL, it is an ActiveX object.  This actually makes your life easier.  Grab Automation Open from the Connectivity -> ActiveX palette.  Create a constant for the Automation Refnum input, right-click it and choose Select ActiveX Class -> Browse.  Find your DLL.  You can then use ActiveX property and invoke nodes to call functions in the library.

[Branson]

hip hip horray! i never even knew i could load a dll like that.  Thanks for your help,  I think I can tinker from here to get the interface I need.

-Branson