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I got an API for a lib file.
With that lib file .h files were supplied.
Now i want to call the lib file within the Delphi, and use its functionality.
how does the lib file get connected to the Delphi?
update: ok allot of work around is needed, what if i get a dll? how do i link that into the Delphi?
You can’t use a lib file to link to a DLL from Delphi. The .lib file would be used by C or C++ clients of the DLL.
In Delphi you need to manually translate the .h header file into a Pascal import unit using the
externalkeyword. An example of this of the Windows.pas unit in the Delphi source. The fact that you can’t use the .lib file is actually not a big issue because you have to translate the .h file no matter what.