making dll file problems please help me

[technoyouth]

hello.

I am very new to visual basic i got 6.0 version i know my way around it and still don't know how to make a dll. because i have this problem, i'll explain

i downloaded a dll called "msnslang.dll and when i added it into my msn messenger root folder it changed some of the msn script and i was baffled and jelous because i wanted to make one but did not have a clue and i wondered how this bloke done that. did he open the dll in some sort of viewer or something or edit the dll through vb. i really esant to know but can't explain it very well but if anyone knows what i am talking about please help me thnax

cya,
micky

[Kings]

Originally posted by jesus4u
You can NOT open any dll in any IDE. It is compiled code.

[Kings]

oh yeah, you can "view" a DLL in QuickView. It isn't much of use but it is better than nothing

[shirtster]

To make a DLL in VB 5/6 is easy :-

1) open VB
2) choose "ActiveX DLL Project" from the New Project dialog
3) write it
4) compile it
5) reference it in another project to use it

ok so that sounds easy enough, question is - what do you want to write a DLL for ? A DLL is typically made to expose a class model or other services (such as specific device services) to another (client)program - is this what you're trying to do ?