Accessing functions of a .lib file

[baveeshna]

Hi All,

I was able to call functions in a dll using autoit, but could not access the functions of a '.lib' file. Can anybody help me out with this?.

Thanks in advance.

[JohnOne]

I thought a.lib and a .dll worked hand in hand, like information about the functions of a dll file to be able to use it as a COM object.

Of course I could be wrong, or very wrong.

[baveeshna]

When I try to access the lib file as we do for a dll, I get the following error.

"xyz.lib is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. "

I even tried with ObjectCreate, but nothing worked.

[JohnOne]

Buddy, you cannot use a lib file like a dll file.

Show some code/.

[baveeshna]

Yes, I had that understanding. I was able to access dll through autoit using DllCall. Is there any similar way to access the functions of a .lib file directly?Pardon me if my understanding of autoit on this is very less.

[trancexx]

Yes, I had that understanding. I was able to access dll through autoit using DllCall. Is there any similar way to access the functions of a .lib file directly?

No.

[baveeshna]

Thanks for the input.