getting an hinstance

This is a discussion on getting an hinstance within the Windows Programming forums, part of the Platform Specific Boards category; hi, how can i get an hinstance in a dll. i tried AfxGetInstanceHandle but i cant really get it to ...

  1. 12-11-2004 #1
    voodoomagic
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    getting an hinstance

    hi,

    how can i get an hinstance in a dll. i tried AfxGetInstanceHandle but i cant really get it to work. im using devcpp on winxp.
    anytips would be great.

    thanks.
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    Using LoadLibrary(...) gets you a HMODULE, which from my experience is synonymous with a HINSTANCE.
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    awesome thanks i got it working now
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