[Q] Using a VC++ DLL from LabWindows

I need to create a DLL that uses shared memory. I can do
this with Visual C++ but haven't succeeded doing it with
LabWindows.
So now I want my LabWindows executable to use the VC++ DLL.
I'm having trouble because some identifiers are "redefined"
(defined both in the needed VC++ include files as well as in
CVI include files).
Can someone tell me either how to create a DLL that uses
shared memory in LabWindows (this is my preferred solution)
or else how to use a VC++ DLL from LabWindows?
My ultimate aim is to use the shared memory to share
instrument session handles, since we need to be able to talk
to the same instrument from more than one process. Has
anyone already done this?
TIA for any help ...
B
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Hello andre,
today I have read your message of the 20th Sept. 1999 in the NI-Newsgroup.
And I am also trying to use SHARED MEMORY.
But I have no experience with it. Could you help me?
Do you have succeded ?
With best regards,
CHRISTIAN ZIPPER
ande schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
[email protected]..
> I need to create a DLL that uses shared memory. I can do
> this with Visual C++ but haven't succeeded doing it with
> LabWindows.
>
> So now I want my LabWindows executable to use the VC++ DLL.
> I'm having trouble because some identifiers are "redefined"
> (defined both in the needed VC++ include files as well as in
> CVI include files).
>
> Can someone tell me either how to create a DLL
that uses
> shared memory in LabWindows (this is my preferred solution)
> or else how to use a VC++ DLL from LabWindows?
>
> My ultimate aim is to use the shared memory to share
> instrument session handles, since we need to be able to talk
> to the same instrument from more than one process. Has
> anyone already done this?
>
> TIA for any help ...
>
>
> B
>
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