Description
The External
function calls an external DLL. Not available in WinTask Lite.
Syntax
var = External(<DLL_name$>, <function_name$>[, <param1>[, <param2>, ...]])
Parameters
<DLL_name$>
, string, name of the Windows DLL.
<function_name$>
, string, name of the DLL function.
<param1>
, <param2>
: optional parameters, type integer or unsigned or string.
If <paramx>
is an output string, its maximum length is 1023 characters. If you need an output string longer, use External$
.
Return Value
var
, return value, either a 32-bit integer or an address type UNSIGNED.
See Also
- How to call API Windows functions
External$
- In
WinTask\Advanced_script_examples\Windows_API_Functions_Call
folder, some scripts usingExternal
are listed. - A WinTask customer has written many scripts using Windows API functions, you can view them at http://www.sqablogs.com/jstrazzere/WinTask