External Function with a Pointer to a Callback Function Inside a DLL

Question

Hi.
I'm loading a DLL and trying to call a function with the following prototype:
Func1(HANDLE, hHandle, LPVOID (*pCallback)(UINT, UINT LPVOID), CHAR* sPath)
Now, I have no problem with the variable types, because CVI 9.0.1 recognizes all of them and I have no problem with LoadLibrary() nor with GetProcAddress().
But, how do I pass a pointer to a callback that is inside the DLL I'm trying to use.
I've tried to declare the callback like this:
LPVOID (CALLBACK Callback)(UINT iDevNo, UINT evEvent, LPVOID pData);
and call the function Func1 like this:
(Func1)(hHandle, &Callback, NULL);
but this gets me:
 Undefined symbol '_Callback@12' referenced in "source.c".
Hope I can get some help.
I appreciate your time on this issue.
Regards.
Daniel Coelho
VISToolkit - http://www.vistoolkit.com - Your Real Virtual Instrument Solution
Controlar - Electronica Industrial e Sistemas, Lda
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Answer 1

Hi Daniel,
First, you have to make sure that the callback function is exported by the DLL, so that the program that uses the DLL can access the function name identifier. Then, you have to make sure that you call GetProcAddress not just on Func1, but also on the exported callback function. You need to store both function address values in their respective function pointers. You then can pass the callback function pointer as an argument to the Func1 call.
It's probably cleaner if you define typedefs for all your function pointers, in the calling program:
typedef LPVOID (__stdcall *CallbackType) (UINT , UINT, LPVOID);
typedef ??? (__stdcall *Func1Type) (HANDLE, hHandle, CallbackType, CHAR*);
CallbackType     CallbackPtr;
Func1Type        Func1Ptr;
dllHandle = LoadLibrary ("...");
CallbackPtr = (CallbackType)GetProcAddress (dllHandle, "Callback");
Func1Ptr = (Func1Type)GetProcAddress (dllHandle, "Func1");
Func1Ptr (..., hHandle, CallbackPtr, NULL);
Boa Sorte!
Luis