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typedef int (CALLBACK* LPDLLMYFUNC)(char *data);
...
HINSTANCE hDLL = LoadLibrary(dllpath);
int res;
char data[] = "bflmpsvz";
if (hDLL != NULL)
{
    LPDLLMYFUNC lpfnDllFunc = (LPDLLMYFUNC)GetProcAddress(hDLL,"MyFunc");
    if (lpfnDllFunc)
    {
        res = lpfnDllFunc(data);
    }
    FreeLibrary(hDLL);       
}	

// (c) R.I.Allen 2002
// You may use this code in anyway that you feel, no guarantees or waranties are implied
// please keep all headers with any source used.
//
// CDLLWrapper class
// This class handles dynamically loaded DLL's that are plugged into the main application
// When an object is constructed and passed a filename of a DLL to wrap, it will gain 
// the required function pointers for the plug-in architecture through the use of GetProcAddress()
// These are the standard functions supplied by all plug-in DLL's to suppport the plug-in
// architecture. Only one of these object can wrap a DLL at any time, so if an operator=
// is used, the object being assigned from loses its copy of the DLL information to avoid
// DLL's being released by local object going out of scope etc.
//
// Changes made:
// Version 1.000 3rd September 2002
// Initial development

#ifndef CDLLwrapper_included
#define CDLLwrapper_included 1

class CMyMultiDocTemplate ;

// these are the prototypes of all the wrapped DLL plug-in functions
// document template support for plug-in document types
typedef int (* GETDOCUMENTTEMPLATECOUNT)() ;
typedef CMyMultiDocTemplate* (* GETDOCTEMPLATE)(int index) ;
// intialisation/deintialisation procedures
typedef void (* INITIALISEDLL)(CWinApp *pApp) ;
typedef void (* RELEASEDLL)() ;
// plug-in message map support
typedef AFX_MSGMAP* (* GETPREMESSAGEMAP)(LPCTSTR pClassname) ;
typedef AFX_MSGMAP* (* GETPOSTMESSAGEMAP)(LPCTSTR pClassname) ;

class _PLUGIN_API CDLLWrapper
{
public:
							CDLLWrapper() ;								// default constructor
							CDLLWrapper(CString& filename) ;			// filename constructor
							CDLLWrapper(CDLLWrapper& other) ;			// copy constructor
	virtual					~CDLLWrapper() ;							// destructor

	bool					LoadDLL(CString filename) ;					// true is load successful
	bool					FreeDLL() ;
	CDLLWrapper&			operator=(CDLLWrapper& other) ;				// does not work as regular operator=

	// Plug-in DLL wrapper functions
	void					InitialiseDLL(CWinApp *pApp) ;
	void					ReleaseDLL() ;
	int						GetDocTemplateCount() ;
	CMyMultiDocTemplate*	GetDocTemplate(int index) ;
	// message map DLL plug ins
	AFX_MSGMAP*				GetPreMessageMap(LPCTSTR pClassName) ;
	AFX_MSGMAP*				GetPostMessageMap(LPCTSTR pClassName) ;
private:
	// member variables
	CString					m_filename;		// filename of DLL
	HINSTANCE				m_DLLhInstance ;// Instance of DLL

	// function pointers. Each of these function pointers has a "wrapper" function in the class
	// which allows the rest of he code not to worry about whether the pointer is NULL or not
	// DLL initialisation / de-initialisation
	INITIALISEDLL				m_pFNInitialiseDLL ;
	RELEASEDLL					m_pFNReleaseDLL ;
	// document template support
	GETDOCUMENTTEMPLATECOUNT	m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount ;
	GETDOCTEMPLATE				m_pFNGetDocTemplate ;
	// message map support
	GETPREMESSAGEMAP			m_pFNGetPreMessageMap ;
	GETPOSTMESSAGEMAP			m_pFNGetPostMessageMap ;
} ;

#endif // CDLLwrapper_included


#include "stdafx.h"
#include "DLLwrapper.h"
#include "MyMultiDocTemplate.h"


CDLLWrapper::CDLLWrapper()
{
	m_DLLhInstance = NULL ;				// no DLL loaded
	m_filename = "" ;					// no filename

	// intialise function pointers
	m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetDocTemplate = NULL ;
	m_pFNInitialiseDLL = NULL ;
	m_pFNReleaseDLL = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetPreMessageMap = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetPostMessageMap = NULL ;
}

CDLLWrapper::CDLLWrapper(CDLLWrapper& other)
{
	// use the operator= functionality so its all done in one place
	*this = other ;
}

CDLLWrapper::~CDLLWrapper()
{
	// release any loaded DLL
	FreeDLL() ;
}


bool CDLLWrapper::LoadDLL(CString filename)
{
	m_filename = filename ;
	m_DLLhInstance = LoadLibrary(filename) ;

	if (m_DLLhInstance != NULL)
		{
		// get pointers to functions
		// add others here, if you add your own wrapper functions. Note also you
		// must modify the copy constructor and the operator= as well!
		m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount = (GETDOCUMENTTEMPLATECOUNT)GetProcAddress(m_DLLhInstance, "GetDLLDocTemplateCount") ;
		m_pFNGetDocTemplate = (GETDOCTEMPLATE)GetProcAddress(m_DLLhInstance, "GetDLLDocTemplate") ;
		m_pFNInitialiseDLL = (INITIALISEDLL)GetProcAddress(m_DLLhInstance, "InitialiseDLL") ;
		m_pFNReleaseDLL = (RELEASEDLL)GetProcAddress(m_DLLhInstance, "ReleaseDLL") ;
		m_pFNGetPreMessageMap = (GETPREMESSAGEMAP)GetProcAddress(m_DLLhInstance, "GetPreMessageMap") ;
		m_pFNGetPostMessageMap = (GETPOSTMESSAGEMAP)GetProcAddress(m_DLLhInstance, "GetPostMessageMap") ;
		}
	return (m_DLLhInstance != NULL) ;
}

bool CDLLWrapper::FreeDLL()
{
	// release any loaded DLL
	if (m_DLLhInstance != NULL)
		{
		FreeLibrary(m_DLLhInstance) ;		// release library
		m_DLLhInstance = NULL ;
		m_filename = "" ;
		// kill any function pointers
		m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount = NULL ;
		m_pFNGetDocTemplate = NULL ;
		m_pFNInitialiseDLL = NULL ;
		m_pFNReleaseDLL = NULL ;
		m_pFNGetPreMessageMap = NULL ;
		m_pFNGetPostMessageMap = NULL ;
		}
	return true ;
}

CDLLWrapper& CDLLWrapper::operator=(CDLLWrapper& other)
{
	// NOTE: This operator= does not work as a regular operator= in that both object will not be the same
	// after assignment! If the local object wraps a DLL already, then it is freed. The other object gets
	// copied across and removed from the other object, so that 2 CDLLWrapper object cannot wrap the same
	// object. This makes them unique
	FreeDLL() ;						// free our DLL if we have one
	m_filename = other.m_filename ;	other.m_filename = "" ;
	m_DLLhInstance = other.m_DLLhInstance ; other.m_DLLhInstance = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount = other.m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount ; other.m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetDocTemplate = other.m_pFNGetDocTemplate ; other.m_pFNGetDocTemplate = NULL ;
	m_pFNInitialiseDLL = other.m_pFNInitialiseDLL ; other.m_pFNInitialiseDLL = NULL ;
	m_pFNReleaseDLL = other.m_pFNReleaseDLL ; other.m_pFNReleaseDLL  = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetPreMessageMap = other.m_pFNGetPreMessageMap  ; other.m_pFNGetPreMessageMap = NULL ;
	m_pFNGetPostMessageMap = other.m_pFNGetPostMessageMap ; other.m_pFNGetPostMessageMap = NULL ;
	
	// allow cascading =
	// a = b = c ; etc
	return *this ;
}

void CDLLWrapper::InitialiseDLL(CWinApp *pApp)
{
	if (m_pFNInitialiseDLL != NULL)
		{
		//ASSERT(FALSE == IsBadCodePtr(m_pFNInitialiseDLL)) ;
		m_pFNInitialiseDLL(pApp) ;
		}
}

void CDLLWrapper::ReleaseDLL()
{
	if (m_pFNReleaseDLL)
		{
		//ASSERT(FALSE == IsBadCodePtr(m_pFNReleaseDLL)) ;
		m_pFNReleaseDLL() ;
		}
}

int CDLLWrapper::GetDocTemplateCount()
{
	if (m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount)
		{
		//ASSERT(FALSE == IsBadCodePtr(m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount)) ;
		return m_pFNGetDocTemplateCount() ;
		}
	return 0 ;
}

CMyMultiDocTemplate* CDLLWrapper::GetDocTemplate(int index)
{
	if (m_pFNGetDocTemplate)
		{
		ASSERT(index >= 0) ;
		ASSERT(index < GetDocTemplateCount()) ;
		//ASSERT(FALSE == IsBadCodePtr(m_pFNGetDocTemplate)) ;
		return m_pFNGetDocTemplate(index) ;
		}
	return NULL ;
}

AFX_MSGMAP* CDLLWrapper::GetPreMessageMap(LPCTSTR pClassName)
{
	if (m_pFNGetPreMessageMap)
		{
		return m_pFNGetPreMessageMap(pClassName) ;
		}
	return NULL ;
}

AFX_MSGMAP* CDLLWrapper::GetPostMessageMap(LPCTSTR pClassName)
{
	if (m_pFNGetPostMessageMap)
		{
		return m_pFNGetPostMessageMap(pClassName) ;
		}
	return NULL ;
}

::RedrawWindow('HWND OF YOUR WINDOW',NULL,NULL,RDW_FRAME |RDW_ERASE|RDW_INVALIDATE|RDW_ALLCHILDREN );

SendMessage(parentHandle, WM_COMMAND, IDC_BUTTON3, 0);

WM_COMMAND
The WM_COMMAND message is sent when the user selects a command item from a menu, when a control sends a notification message to its parent window, or when an accelerator keystroke is translated. 

A window receives this message through its WindowProc function. 

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(
  HWND hwnd,       // handle to window
  WM_COMMAND,      // the message to send
  WPARAM wParam,   // notification code and identifier
  LPARAM lParam    // handle to control (HWND)
);

SendMessage(parentHAndle, WM_COMMAND, 0, buttonHandle)

SendMessage(parentHandle, WM_COMMAND, ID_BUTTON, buttonHandle);

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