Description
The External$ function calls a Windows DLL and returns a string. Not available in WinTask Lite.
Syntax
var$ = External$(
Parameters
<DLL_name$>, string, name of the Windows DLL.
<function_name$>, string, name of the DLL function.
<param1>, <param2>: optional parameters, type integer or unsigned or string.
Return Value
var, return value, string type.
Remarks
In order to use External$, the calling convention for the exported function must be _stdcall and the function must return char*. External is more powerful as it does not have those limitations.
Example Code
See External
See a full script example at How to call API Windows functions.
