why i can't wrap methods from one dll but can do it for another? - dll

Question

Im trying to write a wrapper in c++/cli for an DLL, which code i dont have, only DLL file and header but i created lib file through VS command prompt. When i`m trying to build solution i receive this errors:
DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A00002E) "void __stdcall MuteClearLastError(void)" (?MuteClearLastError##$$FYGXXZ) referenced in function "public: void __clrcall DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll::WrapperClass2::doMuteClearLastError(void)" (?doMuteClearLastError#WrapperClass2#DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll##$$FQ$AAMXXZ)
DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void __stdcall MuteClearLastError(void)" (?MuteClearLastError##$$FYGXXZ) referenced in function "public: void __clrcall DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll::WrapperClass2::doMuteClearLastError(void)" (?doMuteClearLastError#WrapperClass2#DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll##$$FQ$AAMXXZ)
I tried to create my own DLL and include it to the wrapper, and its working perfectly
here dll created by me which i can use in c++/cli wrapper:
//header file
#pragma once
#define DLLEXP __declspec( dllexport )
namespace Computations {
DLLEXP void someMethod(int number);
}
//cpp file
#include "Computations.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
//#include "pnl/pnl_random.h"
using namespace std;
void Computations::someMethod(int number)
{
std::cout << "something "<<number*number << endl;
}
and here is part of header of DLL which i want to use:
#ifndef MUTEIFC_H
#define MUTEIFC_H
#include <Windows.h>
#ifdef MUTEIFC_LIBRARY
# define MUTEAPI extern "C"__declspec(dllexport)
#else
# define MUTEAPI __declspec(dllimport)
#endif
#define MUTECALL __stdcall
/** \ingroup init */
/** Initialization of the ASTER SDK library
* \returns TRUE - success, FALSE - failure (use \ref MuteLastErrorCode or/and \ref MuteLastErrorInfo to get
* failure cause)
* \note This function will require Administrative privileges on the first call on a given computer.
*/
MUTEAPI BOOL MUTECALL MuteIfcInitialize(VOID);
/** \ingroup init */
/** Finialization of the ASTER SDK library
*/
MUTEAPI VOID MUTECALL MuteIfcFinalize(VOID);
/** \ingroup errors*/
/** Clears the calling thread's last-error code and description.
* The last-error is maintained on a per-thread basis. Multiple threads do not overwrite each other's last-error.
*/
MUTEAPI VOID MUTECALL MuteClearLastError(VOID);
#endif // MUTEIFC_H
and my c++/cli code :
//header file
#pragma once
#include "Computations.h"
#include "muteifc.h"
using namespace System;
namespace DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll
{
public ref class WrapperClass2
{
public:
void doMuteClearLastError();
};
public ref class WrapperClass
{
private:
public:
void getPriceCallEuro(int number);
};
}
//cpp file
#include "DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll.h"
using namespace DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll;
using namespace Computations;
namespace DotNetWrappOfAsterSdkDll
{
//this dont work
void WrapperClass2::doMuteClearLastError() {
MuteClearLastError();
}
//this works great
void WrapperClass::getPriceCallEuro(int number) {
someMethod(number);
//MuteIfcFinalize();
}
}
Please tell me what i'm doing wrong

Answer 1

You probably didn't add the lib that contains the function reference to the linker options.
Either the lib contains he code it self or it has a reference to the DLL that must be loaded. The linker will bring your code and the DLL (or static lib) code together...