calling a dll function from asp

[Bryan Valencia]

I am using ASP (not even .net) and I need to call a function in a DLL from a third party.

How can I do this?

 

[Laurent Bugnion]

Hi,

I am using ASP (not even .net) and I need to call a function in a DLL from a third party.

How can I do this?

If the DLL is a COM component, you can use COM from ASP to create an
instance and communicate with the DLL. If this is not a COM component, I
am not even sure that this is possible.

HTH,
Laurent

 

[Bryan V]

Its not a component at all - it's a DLL that contains a function, I want to
call it, pass in some parameters, and get a string back. I want to place
that string on the web page for my user to read.

This is all very simple and Windows-centric stuff.

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alternately, I can write an EXE that will call the dll, can I call an exe
from ASP?



It seems utterly ludicrous that Microsoft's own web language would not be
able to call a dll. VB can, C++ can, Delphi can. I am new to ASP, but it
seems like it should be a no-brainier to do this.