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Calling APIs and DLLs

Liberty BASIC can make 32-bit Windows API calls and also bind to third party Dynamic-Link-Libraries. Liberty BASIC programmers now have access to hundreds of functions provided in Windows and from third-party sources that can greatly increase productivity.

The following topics address many of the methods needed to make API calls.

Informational resources about APIs/DLLs

What are APIs/DLLs?

How to make API/DLL calls

Example Programs

Using hexadecimal values

Using Types with STRUCT and CALLDLL

Passing Strings into API Calls

Caveats