>Do all DLLs have to be registered? Is that just part of what a dll is? Are there DLLs that can be used by VFP without being registered?
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Rodd,

There're two kinds of DLLs that can be used from VFP: Windows DLL and COM DLL. The Windows DLL cannot be registered and DECLARE statement is used to access functions in it. The COM DLL has to be registered in order to be used. In WinXP and Win2k3 it can be "registered" with a manifest file. See http://www.red-gate.com/other/com_without_registration.htm for details.