I want to create a simple DLL which when passed the parameter (Cons_no) will seek in "consumer.dbf" and if found return true else false.

Can you pl. guide me how to do this. Writing program and creting exe is simple. But how to do it with DLL. I want to create DLL because this will be called by outside (third party) prog. and it is going to be called frequently so it will be better idea to create DLL then EXE. Isn't it ?

Can I write a simple prog. which accepts a parameter and seeks in a consumer file and returns .t. or .f. and then can I directly create DLL from them. I tried that but it is not working. Someone told me that I have to crate a class for this and then only I will be able to create DLL from that.

Can you pl. show me what all steps I have to do to create a DLL file. San how to test it (before giving it to third party guy) from foxpro before implementing it.


Thanks in Advance

Ashish Patel