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Q69892: DOCERR: DEF File Exports Statement Documentation Error

Article: Q69892
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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The documentation for the EXPORTS statement in the module-definition file on
pages 10-4 and 10-5 of the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference
Volume 2" for versions 3.0 and 3.1 is incomplete.

RESOLUTION
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The name of any function that is called using the C calling convention must be
preceded with an underscore (_) when it is listed in the EXPORTS section.

For example, listed below is the declaration for the MyVarArgs function:

    int FAR CDECL MyVarArgs(LPSTR lpArgList, ...)

In the DEF file, the MyVarArgs function would be exported with the following
statement:

    EXPORTS
      _MyVarArgs

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 docerr

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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