Simple DLL Example

This section will walk through the process of creating a simple “Test1” DLL project. For more information on creating a new project, see Tasks > Creating New Projects.

To start, click File > New > Project to invoke the New Project wizard. Select Symbian OS C++ Project in the Symbian OS folder and click Next to continue with the following steps:

  1. Select Basic dynamically linked library (DLL) project template and click Next.

Figure 1 - Select Basic DLL

  1. Enter a project name and specify a workspace location to store the project.

Figure 2 - Specify Project Name and Location

  1. Select the Symbian OS SDK and Build Configurations to use for this project, then click Next.

NOTE This dialog will show SDKs installed on your PC.

Figure 3 - Symbian OS SDKs and Build Configurations

  1. Specify UID2 as “0x00000004”, your name as the Author and your Copyright notice. For more details on UID2, see Creating New Projects. Click Next to continue.

Figure 4 - Basic Settings page

  1. Accept the default names for all directories.

Figure 5- Project Directories page

  1. Click Finish. The simple “test1” DLL project is listed in the navigation view with the set of files created for the project.

This completes the simple “test1” DLL project creation. The image below shows the expanded project view.

The Navigator view provides a hierarchic...