Declare Method

Declare Method

Description 
Declares references to external procedures in a dynamic-link library (DLL).
Once you use the Declare method for a method, you can use the Extern object to call the declared method.

Syntax 
Extern.Declare(RetType, MethodName, LibName, Alias [, ArgType(s)])

Argument	Type	Description
RetType	String	Data type of the value returned by the method.
MethodName	String	Any valid procedure name.
LibName	String	Name of the DLL or code resource that contains the declared procedure.
Alias	String	Name of the procedure in the DLL or code resource. Note:DLL entry points are case sensitive. Note: If Alias is an empty string, MethodName is used as the Alias.
ArgType(s)	String	A list of data types representing the data types of the arguments that are passed to the procedure when it is called. Note: For out arguments, use the micByRef flag.