Question

I am preparing a small C++ dll in which the functions are to be called from C#.

DLLTestFile.h

#ifdef DLLFUNCTIONEXPOSETEST_EXPORTS
#define DLLFUNCTIONEXPOSETEST_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define DLLFUNCTIONEXPOSETEST_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif

extern "C" DLLFUNCTIONEXPOSETEST_API int fnSumofTwoDigits(int a, int b);

DLLTestfile.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "DLLFunctionExposeTest.h"
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HMODULE hModule,
                       DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
                       LPVOID lpReserved
                     )
{
    return TRUE;
}
DLLFUNCTIONEXPOSETEST_API int fnSumofTwoDigits(int a, int b)
{
    return a + b;
}

C# project:

static class TestImport
    {
        [DllImport("DLLFunctionExposeTest.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "fnSumofTwoDigits")]
        public static extern int fnSumofTwoDigits(int a, int b);
    }
public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        int e = 3, f = 4;
        public MainWindow()
        {
            try
            {
            InitializeComponent();
            int g = TestImport.fnSumofTwoDigits(e, f);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }
    }
}

I am getting the exception: “System.EntryNotFoundException: Unable to find the entry point in the DLL”

I am using the default template given by Visual Studio, when creating a new project, Visual C++ -> Win32 Project -> DLL (Export symbols checked). Can somebody please suggest the solution for this. I haven’t been able to find the problem even after looking for long.

Answer 1

Works fine for me, complete files for reference:

dllmain.cpp:

// dllmain.cpp : Defines the entry point for the DLL application.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "DLL.h"

BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HMODULE hModule,
                       DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
                       LPVOID lpReserved
                     )
{
    return TRUE;
}

DLL_API int fnSumofTwoDigits(int a, int b)
{
    return a + b;
}

DLL.h:

// The following ifdef block is the standard way of creating macros which make exporting 
// from a DLL simpler. All files within this DLL are compiled with the DLL_EXPORTS
// symbol defined on the command line. This symbol should not be defined on any project
// that uses this DLL. This way any other project whose source files include this file see 
// DLL_API functions as being imported from a DLL, whereas this DLL sees symbols
// defined with this macro as being exported.
#ifdef DLL_EXPORTS
#define DLL_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define DLL_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif

extern "C" DLL_API int fnSumofTwoDigits(int a, int b);

Program.cs (Win32 Console Application for simplicity):

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
    class Program
    {
        [DllImport("C:\\Users\\Kep\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2010\\Projects\\SODLL\\Debug\\DLL.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "fnSumofTwoDigits")]
        public static extern int fnSumofTwoDigits(int a, int b);

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int A = fnSumofTwoDigits(3, 4);
            Console.WriteLine("A = " + A);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}