I'm not too sure, but that sounds like a job for ffi. I think you'll find ffi at pecl.php.net, although, be warned that I've never used ffi, nor have I read any reports as to how well it worked. On 6/2/05, Rory McKinley <rorym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi list > > I do not have much programming experience outside some PHP stuff so > please excuse a stupid question: > > I have a DLL provided to me by a third-party with a small bit of > documentation regarding its structure and methods. The DLL caculates > event costs based on parameters passed to it. I would like to access > this DLL using PHP if possible. > > I have RTFM, and I am still busy STFW and STFA, but the little bit that > I have found has lead me towards trying to understand COM (eek!). Does the module you're trying to access have a COM interface? If not, then this is a non-runner. Regards Rory (seriously) > Before > I go down that particular garden path, I would like to know if there is > any chance of success with PHP, or should I look at non-PHP alternatives > to access the DLL (e.g. C?) > > Regards > > Rory > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
