how do you know it is general dll or com dll

Categories >> Software >> Programming Languages >> VC++ >> COM DCOM
Suggest New Category

Question Posted / ashis nishanka

5 Answers
9605 Views
I also Faced
E-Mail Answers

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback

how do you know it is general dll or com dll..

Answer / chandrasekharreddy siddamreddy

Open the dll in dependency walker application
(depends.exe). If the dll is having following functions
DLLRegisterServer
DLLUnRegisterServer
DLLCanUnloadNow
DLLGetClassObject

It is a COM DLL otherwise it is not.

Is This Answer Correct ?

13 Yes

1 No

how do you know it is general dll or com dll..

Answer / virat sarswat

Checking above listed four function is a option. Another
one is just try to egister dll using "Regsvr32" if it's a
com dll it will register otherwise it will prompt error for
entry point.

Is This Answer Correct ?

4 Yes

0 No

how do you know it is general dll or com dll..

Answer / techy break

second answer is correct, checking dll not means, checking
in source code.So IUnKnowns pointer checking no
possible.Simply check using dependancy walker as in 2

Is This Answer Correct ?

1 Yes

0 No

how do you know it is general dll or com dll..

Answer / sandeep mishra

COM DLLs export above listed 4 functions and it's mandatory
for any DLL to be qualified as a COM DLL.
Where in regular DLLs we get a list of exported functions
which from client application we will invoke.

Is This Answer Correct ?

0 Yes

0 No

how do you know it is general dll or com dll..

Answer / bijender singh

COM Dll contails IUnknown interface but general DLL doesn't.

Is This Answer Correct ?

2 Yes

4 No

Post New Answer