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Re: .dll files -- possibly [OT]

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Jul 16, 2003
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Saik" <csaik2002 at yahoo.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: .dll files -- possibly [OT]


> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Could someone explain to me the use and more
> importantly the benefits of .dll files?  They seem to
> me to be basically include files (I'm most likely
> mistaken), and I'm wondering why use a .dll file vs a
> standard include file?  What can be done using a .dll
> file that cannot be done with includes?
> 

DLL stands for Dynamical Linked Library. The file is only loaded into memory if
its needed, and automatically removed from memory when no other program is using
it. A single DLL is loaded into RAM no matter how many different programs are
using it.

The 'include' idea is a Statically loaded library. Each program that uses the
same include file, loads their own copy of the file into RAM.

So to put is simply, a DLL is a library that is sharded in RAM and is
independant of the application program.

-- 
Derek