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# Win32::API - Perl Win32 API Import Facility
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# Version: 0.41 (10 Mar 2003)
# by Aldo Calpini <dada@perl.it>
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With this module you can import and call arbitrary functions
from Win32's Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL), without having
to write an XS extension. Note, however, that this module
can't do anything: parameters input and output is limited
to simpler cases. In particular, when you play
hard with pointers and arrays and memory locations, there
are some things that you just can't do.
The current version of Win32::API is available at:
http://dada.perl.it/
It's also available on your nearest CPAN mirror (but allow a few days
for worldwide spreading of the latest version) reachable at:
http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/Aldo_Calpini/
A short example of how you can use this module (it just gets the PID of
the current process, eg. same as Perl's internal $$):
use Win32::API;
Win32::API->Import("kernel32", "int GetCurrentProcessId()");
$PID = GetCurrentProcessId();
Full documentation is available in POD format inside API.pm.
The possibilities are nearly infinite (but not all are good :-).
Enjoy it.