I have a third party COM DLL written in VBA (just application
extension).
I need to call it from C program (done in VC++ environment). I tried
doing this with the common # import, as follows:
#import "E:\Program Files\SampleCOM.dll" no_namespace

However, this does not work, I get the following error:

error C2773: #import only available in C++ compiler
(which is logical).
However, I have no idea how to call this from C?! I have been searching
the MSDN etc. but for the life of me could not find SIMPLE, and
straightforward explanation.
I would REALLY appreciate any help.
Thanks a lot.

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: I have a third party COM DLL written in VBA (just application
: extension).
: I need to call it from C program (done in VC++ environment). I tried
: doing this with the common # import, as follows:
: #import "E:\Program Files\SampleCOM.dll" no_namespace

: However, this does not work, I get the following error:

: error C2773: #import only available in C++ compiler
: (which is logical).
: However, I have no idea how to call this from C?! I have been searching
: the MSDN etc. but for the life of me could not find SIMPLE, and
: straightforward explanation.
: I would REALLY appreciate any help.
: Thanks a lot.

COM, DLL, VBA and so on, are Windows-specific terms and are not
supported by standard C. So this question is off-topic here, asking
in a Windows programmer newsgroup would be more appropriate.

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I have a third party COM DLL written in VB (just application extension).
I need to call it from C program (done in VC++ environment). I tried
doing this with the common # import, as follows:
#import "E:\Program Files\SampleCOM.dll" no_namespace
However, this does not work, I get the following error:

error C2773: #import only available in C++ compiler
(which is logical).

However, I have no idea how to call this from C?!
I have been searching the MSDN etc. but for the life of me could not
find SIMPLE, and straightforward explanation.
I would REALLY appreciate any help.
Thanks a lot.

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Before you buy.

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Bear this in mind before reposting your question "just in case". Also
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scribbling on comp.lang.c, and we most certainly aren't a personal
consulting service. So we don't have any obligation to help you, and
repeated questions may seem irritating.
Just thought I'd mention that.

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