Is there a way to write a custom DLL with C++?

>>How would I do declared a function as exported?
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>Look in the MSDN Index tab, and paste in "exporting C functions from DLLs" w/o the quotes. There are several ways to do this, the easiest of which, if you're just starting out, is to put the EXPORTS declaration in the .DEF file.
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>I don't mean to sound condescending, but do you know C very well? I only ask because DLL creation is a fairly elementary task, and if you're not comfortable with C, there are probably easier ways to accomplish all but the most trivial of tasks.