Thread: getting an hinstance

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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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