Dear Monks,

I would need to use VC++ extension dll in some perl scripts. This extension dll is written in VC++ 6.0. This dll exports a single class. I would like to create object of this class and call some functions on that object in perl script. Before I attempt to do this I have some doubts in my mind. Can somebody clarify these for me?

1. Is it possible to use VC++ extension dll in perl scripts?
2. If possible what are the modules required?
3. What are the complexities involved? (like compiler version dependencies)
4. Later on, if some changes take place in dll, what effect it will have on perl scripts?

It would be very helpful if i get some useful pointers.

Thanks
Kamesh

In reply to using VC++ dll in perl scripts by kamesh3183

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