How to use external dll?

[Rathinagiri]

Hi friends,

I want to know how to use the dll files instead of using static libraries.

Let me tell my use case.

I have the latest sqlite3.dll file. Instead of using the libsqlite3.a, how to use the external sqlite3.dll file? I am not bothered to send my application along with this dll file.

[gfilatov]

Hi friends,

I want to know how to use the dll files instead of using static libraries.
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how to use the external sqlite3.dll file?

Hi Rathinagiri,

Please take a look at the attached Sqlite example for HMG 3.6 (64-bit).
The archive contains the necessary sources, dll and make files along with a working executable file.
Note that you must copy the libsqlite3.a library file to your \hmg.3.6\harbour64\lib\win\mingw64\ folder
as a first step to correctly compile this example.

[Rathinagiri]

Thank you very much for the sample Grigory. This is how I use it as of now for all my applications.

What I am asking is exactly opposite of this. ie., is there anyway to avoid libsqlite3.a and use the dll file instead? Like libmysql.dll

[gfilatov]

This is how I use it as of now for all my applications.

What I am asking is exactly opposite of this. ie., is there anyway to avoid libsqlite3.a and use the dll file instead? Like libmysql.dll

Dear Rathi,

I seem to have expressed myself unclearly.

The provided library libsqlite3.a is similar to libmysql.dll. It was compiled using a batch file def2lib.bat.

Just try to run the application without sqlite3.dll in the same folder.
And you will see a missing DLL error message.

[Rathinagiri]

Wow! You are so great Grigory! Thanks a lot!

[Rathinagiri]

Thanks to Grigory's guidance, now, we can use SQLCipher latest version (3.4.2) to safely encrypt our entire database!

Attached is the required .dll and .a files for latest HMG 64bit!

[serge_girard]

Thanks Rathi & Grigory !

[Anand]

Thanks both for your efforts for HMG 64 bit