Win32::API error - OpenThread could not be located in kernel32.dll

fx has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am attempting to use Win32::API 0.41 under Windows NT 4.0 and ActiveState Perl v5.8.3 to open a DLL from a third party application so that I can control it from Perl.

I have all the relevant DLLs in the correct place and when I try to call:

my $thingy = new Win32::API( 'omdapi', 'OMDClientCreate', 'PPPIP', 'P' );

I get a Windows error message that says:

The procedure entry point OpenThread could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.

I'm stuck. Could someone offer some advice?

fx, Infinity is Colourless

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Re: Win32::API error - OpenThread could not be located in kernel32.dll by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 30, 2004 at 15:11 UTC
This is not a Perl issue. However, the problem is that the dll you are trying to use was not designed for use with NT. The OpenThread api did not become available until W2K See the "Requirements" section at the bottom of this page. Examine what is said, not who speaks. "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham "Think for yourself!" - Abigail "Memory, processor, disk in that order on the hardware side. Algorithm, algoritm, algorithm on the code side." - tachyon	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::API error - OpenThread could not be located in kernel32.dll by fx (Pilgrim) on Jun 30, 2004 at 22:41 UTC
Ah, I see... I was reliably informed that said third party app ran under NT 4. I now see that it, or at least the DLL I have, needs Windows 2000. Thanks, fx, Infinity is Colourless	[reply]