Thread: Embarcadero XE2 + LIB

Hello,
please, can you advise me. I have a problem with including of ForexConnect.lib to XE2 project in C++ Builder. The problem is to link the library in COFF format and OMF is required. Please, could you public another type of this library?
Thank you for answers.
Tomas

Hi tomaskh,

Unfortunately Embarcadero XE2 is not officially supported for ForexConnect. But you can try to recieve the required .lib file with the help of implib.exe utility which is supplied together with the Embarcadero XE2. The Borland C++ Compiler can also be free downloaded from here.

Best regards,
Ekaterina

Hi Ekaterina,
thank you for your reply. I tried to use implib utility but the result was that some functions were "unresolved external". It looks like the functions are not present in dll libraries. But, important thing is that i am able to compile and link the project in VCL project but not in FMX Win32 project. In VCL there is no problem with lib. Maybe standard interface like Windows is used in VCL.
Best regards,
Tomas

Hello,
i did some modifications but if i use implib, DLL is imported but the names of functions are not right. I mean that it is the problem. Please, could you give me the version of implib that should be used?
Thank you
Best regards
Tomas

Hi Tomash,

Please, could you give me the version of implib that should be used?

Unfortunately, I can not help you with a proper version of implib, because "Embarcadero XE2 is not officially supported for ForexConnect".

Best regards,
Ekaterina

Fortunately, XE3 version of RAD Studio - C++ builder can use ForexConnect lib without any problem. I've checked it. Thank you for help.
Best regards
Tomas

Sorry, but it is not as easy as i thought before. It is possible to use ForexConnect API with RadStudio but it is necessary to convert the import library to Embarcadero format.
I spent significant period of time to fix this problem because i haven't found any solution by google etc. Isolated IMPLIB tool cannot be only used. The format is incorrect and is unacceptable by RadStudio and exported functions cannot be found in DLL file.
It may be done by in following steps:
1. Import .def file by IMPDEF tool. But, .def file is in MSVC format and RadStudion doesn't understand it.
For example: ??0IAddRef@@QAE@XZ @2 ; ??0IAddRef@@QAE@XZ
2. Now, you need to get the undecorated name of the call member by tool UNDNAME from MSVC
Above mentioned example: public: __thiscall IAddRef::IAddRef(void)
3. Create new project in RadStudio with the functions of undecorated names and build it
4. Now, you have decorated names which can read RadStudio and is able to find the class member within DLL library.
Example again: @IAddRef@addRef$qv @2 ; IAddRef::addRef()
5. Import LIB can be linked with DLL to the RadStudio project without any problem.

This way is quite long but in my opinion it is the only way and what is the most important that it works. That's all. If you have better idea how to simplify the translation of the libraries i would like to know it.
Best regards
Tomas

The be solution is to prepare my own API between ForexConnect and C++ builder. It works and i have my own DLL.
Tomas