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QUESTIONdifference between dynamic-link libraries,static link libraries,exe files
<krishna> wrote in message news:eVCGJtXNHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Quickly found in Google:> difference between dynamic-link libraries,static link libraries,exe files <quote> Dynamic-Link Libraries Dynamic-link libraries (DLL) are modules that contain functions and data. A DLL is loaded at run time by its calling modules (.exe or .dll). When a DLL is loaded, it is mapped into the address space of the calling process. DLLs can define two kinds of functions: exported and internal. The exported functions can be called by other modules. Internal functions can only be called from within the DLL where they are defined. Although DLLs can export data, its data is usually only used by its functions. DLLs provide a way to modularize applications so that functionality can be updated and reused more easily. They also help reduce memory overhead when several applications use the same functionality at the same time, because although each application gets its own copy of the data, they can share the code. </quote> Static linking, conversely, occurs at compile time. Google is your friend. Try it. |
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