Sub in DLL question

[MrGTI]

Am i not allowed to do this in a DLL? (following code is in the Class Module)

Public Sub BusyProgram(cmdButton As Object, Optional bNotBusy As Boolean)
    '.... code here
End Sub

Can a sub have parameters passed in? If i remove them, it works fine. If i make it into a Property Get (aka Function) it works with the parameters.

I just want the DLL to perform a task. I don't need a value passed back.

[Edneeis]

Hmmm thats wierd you should be able to do that just fine.

[MrGTI]

That's what i thought.

Anyone have a code snipet of something they did? I'll paste in and try it.

[Edneeis]

Here I whipped this up!

[MrGTI]

I will test it and respond tomorrow morning. Thanks!

[MrGTI]

It works now that i call the sub using your method. I'm unsure as to why i need to do it without brackets, but i'm happy it works.

For anyone reading this, you need to call the sub like so: xCC.MySub myVariable, myVariable2

So any ideas on why " Screen.MousePointer = 11 " does not work from inside the DLL ?? Perhaps because it doesn't know which form/program to apply the busy icon to??

[Edneeis]

Hmmm maybe there is some form of problem with your installation of VB or a Serivce Pack issue. I can call Screen.MousePointer from inside the dll.

I changed the sample I used to this:

Public Sub ThisShouldWork(MyObj As Object, Optional MyBol As Boolean)
    Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass
    MsgBox MyObj.Caption, , MyBol
    Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault
End Sub

And everything worked fine. The only difference is I used the vb const vbHourglass instead of the actually number 11.

Any other DLL oddites you are having?

[Edneeis]

Also in regard to the bracket issue, since its not returning anything I don't use them or at least not without the accompanying CALL statement.

Here would be the calling statement using brackets:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim Test As New SubTest
    
    Call Test.ThisShouldWork(Command1, False)
End Sub

[MrGTI]

I altered it to have vbHourglass instead of 11, but it still doesn't work. Very strange. It doesn't make any sense Edneeis.

I'm not having any other DLL related errors. I agree, it should work!

[Edneeis]

To add to the strangeness we are running the same version and service pack of both vb and our os.

[jim mcnamara]

MrGTI - I think you just entered dll h e l l. I just visited there a few months ago. I don't recommend it.

Some installers are 'stupid' and overwrite more recent versions of dll's. The files clobbered include what VB uses. Especially if it's a homegrown installer, problems will abound.


Try START >Accessories > System Tools >System Information

Then run Tools > System File Checker - check for file corruption

Next, try Tools > Version Conflict Manager - look for active files that are earlier version numbers than the 'old' file. It's quite common to find 8-10 of these when things aren't quite right

Finally try a VB re-install.

[MrGTI]

Hmmmm. It appears that i don't have a "System File Checker " under that Tools menu. I'm running Win2K Pro, not Server.