Hi Thomas, all,

I was using LoadLibrary with CTypes 0.9.6 to access HtmlHelp available in
hhctrl.ocx.

 With CTypes 0.9.6, the code was:
 <CODE> 
hhctrl = windll.LoadLibraryA("hhctrl.ocx")
hhctrl.HtmlHelpA(handle, topic, HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC, None)
</CODE> 

To accommodate the new version (0.9.9.3) and absence of LoadLibrary, I
wrote:
<CODE> 
hhctrl = windll.kernel32.LoadLibraryA("hhctrl.ocx")
htmlhelp_fnc_addr = windll.kernel32.GetProcAddress(hhctrl, 'HtmlHelpA')
...
hwnd = call_function(htmlhelp_fnc_addr, (handle, topic, HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC,
None))
</CODE> 

Would there be a better approach?

To answer your question, I'd be interested to be able to call a method
"load_library" from the library loaders. I'm not especially seeking
backwards compatibility as the project is still pre 1.x.

Thank you for your outstanding work!

Andre
http://www.burgaud.com/


On 2/23/06, Thomas Heller <theller@[...].net>  wrote:

>  Thomas Heller wrote:
>  > Michele Petrazzo wrote:
>  >> Thomas Heller wrote:
>  >>> ctypes 0.9.9.3 released - Feb 15, 2006
>  >>> ======================================
>  >>>
>  >>
>  >> Hello Thomas,
>  >> I see that into the new version, you have brake the compatibility with
>  >> the LoadLibrary for windll and cdll. Why don't make a simple internal
>  >> and transparent link through LoadLibrary and find methods?
>  >> I have to change all my softwares! :(
>  >
>  > Removing the LoadLibrary method on the dll loaders probably was
>  > not a good idea.  Beside Michele complaining about it someone submitted
>  > a bug report that LoadLibrary does not work any longer:
>  >
>  >
>  https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=532154&aid=1435103&group_id=71702
>  >
>  >
>  > The problem is that now cdll or windll will try to load a library named
>  > 'LoadLibrary'.
>  > Maybe it would be a good idea to add a method to the library loaders
>  named
>  > 'load_library' and add an alias 'LoadLibrary' for backwards
>  compatibility.
> 
> 
>  No opinions on this issue?
> 
>  Thomas
> 
> 
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