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Subject: Re: Question about RSXNTDJ v 1.3 - hellowin.zip (0/1)
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:36:38 GMT
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Lo Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>:

>Long answer: the function PlaySound() resides in a dll called
>MMSYSTEM.DLL.  To link this function into your program, you need an
>import library (*.LIB in Visual C++ or lib*.a for RSXNTDJ 1.3.1).  As
>far as I can see, such an import library is not supplied with RSXNTDJ
>1.3.1.  RSXNTDJ 1.3.1 does include a tool makelib which makes the import
>library from the dll, however it doesn't work for MMSYSTEM.DLL,
>complaining that it is "not a valid Win32 file".  Upon close inspection,
>we find that MMSYSTEM.DLL is a 16-bit dll in the NE (Win31) format. And
>frankly, I don't know if I will ever be able to figure out how to use it
>with DJGPP 2.01/RSXNTDJ 1.3.1 (gcc being 32-bit only and all...).

Use MAKELIB on WINMM.DLL, which is the 32 bit side / counterpart of
MMSYSTEM.DLL.

Bye.

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