Desaware / DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries)

Desaware

Desaware has lead the way in developing innovative software products to assist developers in their programming efforts. Based on experience going back to the days of Windows 1.0, the company understands the critical features needed by developers, sometimes presenting a solution before developers are even aware of the problem (as in the case of VersionStamper - a tool which solves the "DLL Hell" distribution problems). Desaware's products deploy advanced technology to reduce its customers' costs. Desaware's customer base ranges from independent contractors to Fortune 50 companies, all of whom have found that by using our products they can dramatically reduce time to market and provide more features to their customers than would otherwise be possible.

DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries)

What is a DLL? A DLL, short for Dynamic Link Library, is a library that contains both code and data that can be used as a shared DLL or resource DLL by more than one program or application at the same time. Using Windows DLLs or DLL libraries allows the developer to make more efficient use of memory and disk space, as well as allowing for a more modular approach to the application design that encourages componentization and code re-use.

A DLL library can be used as a software component to add functionality to your application or project, without the need to spend the time to write all of the code yourself. You will find .NET DLL products and C# DLL products here for a variety of common tasks that are both visual and non-visual.

For example you will find dynamic DLL products that are datagrid DLLs that enable you to provide data grids or to present datatables in your app. Or if you need full calc engine functionality there are spreadsheet DLLs available too. If you are looking for charting DLLs or graphing DLLs, you will find several products here to include in your application to draw pie-charts, bar charts, line graphs etc.

Other visual DLL libraries listed here include: a DLL editor for text editing and word processing, calendar DLLs for planning and scheduling, Computer Aided Design or CAD DLLs, image processing DLLs and image conversion DLLs and DLL libraries for document imaging & scanning, OCR DLLs for optical character recognition projects, as well as complex DLLs for multi-media and video compression tasks, or a simple dynamic DLL to display a barcode.

You will also find non-visual dynamic DLL products, that work in the background to add functionality to your your application, such as sending and receiving emails via SMTP or POP or transferring files via FTP or HTTP over the Internet. Or non-visual data reporting DLLs to create daily management reports or scheduled MIS reports overnight or to create PDF files in batch mode using a PDF DLL library to carry out the file format and conversion task for you.

You will also find similar C++ DLL or CPP DLL products or DLL libraries for your Visual C++ application or the equivalent Borland library for your BC++ project code.

1. Desaware NT Service Toolkit  Average Review: based on 1 review

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Publisher: Desaware  Primary Category: Security and Administration  Product Type: Component / DLL

Create full featured NT Services. More than just "running as a service" Desaware NT Services Toolkit allows you to build services that support all NT service options and controls. Services hold a distinct advantage over applications in the area of system monitors, background tasks, business objects, etc. Create your own Control Panel applets for service control and other purposes.
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2. Desaware Universal COM

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Publisher: Desaware Primary Category: Product Suites Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / DLL / VBX / VB Class Library / VC++ Class Library / Source Code

All of Desaware's COM components, with full source code. Desaware’s Universal COM is a comprehensive suite of software components for Visual Basic solution providers which also contains the source code for the nine individual products included: SpyWorks Professional; NT Service Toolkit COM; StorageTools; VersionStamper; Event Log Toolkit; Custom Control Factory; CCF Cursors and File Property Component. Resources include: detection of incompatible DLLs, VBXs and OCXs, Windows services, event logging, windows and keyboard hooks, 51 individual controls and libraries, and more than 1 million lines of code.
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3. Event Log Toolkit

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Publisher: Desaware Primary Category: Security and Administration Product Type: Component / DLL / VB Class Library

Create custom event sources for logging events into the NT/2000 event log. The Event Log Toolkit overcomes the generic "VB runtime" event logging, along with its limited descriptions and lack of event categories. With it you can create self-registering, custom event sources that have no dependencies, allowing your application to send events to the Windows NT/2000 event log using an unlimited number of event categories and containing clear descriptions of each event.
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4. SpyWorks Professional  Average Review: based on 2 reviews

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Publisher: Desaware  Primary Category: Windows API  Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / DLL / VBX / VB Class Library

Intercept the low-level message stream for any application or the entire system at once. SpyWorks is an ActiveX component collection intended for developers who need a core set of advanced programming tools for Visual Basic 5.0/6.0. SpyWorks exposes the underlying operation of the Windows system that is hidden by Visual Basic, thus allowing developers to take full advantage of all of the capabilities of Windows including API functions, ActiveX Extensions, the Desaware API Class Library and more.
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5. StorageTools

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Publisher: Desaware Primary Category: Data Storage Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / DLL

View any normal file as a Structured Storage file. StorageTools uses Visual Basic OLE Objects to represent storages and streams, creating a familiar interface for manipulating those elements. Detect whether files are in Structured Storage format or not, and even read any normal file as if it was a Structured Storage file. Includes a number of features specifically for VB developers such as Sequential, Binary, or Random access for reading/writing data.
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