C# Signature:

#if WindowsCE
[DllImport("coredll")]
#else
[DllImport("kernel32")]
#endif
static extern IntPtr LoadLibrary(string lpFileName);

VB Signature:

Private Declare Function LoadLibrary Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As IntPtr

or

<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, EntryPoint:="LoadLibraryW")> _
Public Shared Function LoadLibrary(ByVal lpFileName As String) As IntPtr
End Function

C++ Signature:

[DllImport("KERNEL32.DLL", CharSet=CharSet::Auto, EntryPoint="LoadLibrary")]
static IntPtr LoadLibrary(String^ lpFileName);

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

private void ReadFile(ReadFileCallbackDelegate cb) {
   hExe = LoadLibrary(mFileName);
   if (hExe.ToInt32() == 0) {
     throw new ApplicationException("Cannot open " + mFileName);
   }
   GCHandle gch = GCHandle.Alloc(mFiles); //convert object to handle
   if (EnumResourceNames(hExe, "FILE", cb, (IntPtr)gch) == false) {
     gch.Free();
     throw new ApplicationException("Error reading files in the installer");
   }
   gch.Free();
}

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