Suddenly, the application crashes.
// Assume standard stdcall calling convention [DllImport("ebase.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)] private static extern int eb_OpenDatabase( string dbPath, int sharedMode, out IntPtr dbHandle ); ebase dll
But the software isn't broken. The executable is perfectly fine. The problem is that BizApp.exe went looking for its toolbox and found the room empty. Suddenly, the application crashes
Example architecture:
Use a DLL export viewer (like dumpbin /exports ebase.dll ) to inspect the exact functions available in your specific build. out IntPtr dbHandle )