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An MFC extension library to enable DLL plug-in technology for your application using MESSAGE_MAPs

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A plug-in architecture which allows you to write plug-in DLLs for your application and extend/modify its functionality.
// (c) R.I.Allen 2002
// You may use this code in anyway that you feel, no guarantees or waranties are implied
// please keep all headers with any source used.
//
// PlugInLib
// Main include file.
// Include this into your project stdafx.h file
#ifndef PLUG_IN_LIBRARY
#define PLUG_IN_LIBRARY

#ifdef _PLUGIN_LIBRARY_EXPORT
#define _PLUGIN_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define _PLUGIN_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif

#ifndef _PLUGIN_NOAUTOLIB
#ifdef _DEBUG
#pragma comment(lib, "..\\PlugInLibrary\\Debug\\PlugInLibrary.lib")
#else
#pragma comment(lib, "..\\PlugInLibrary\\Release\\PlugInLibrary.lib")
#endif
#endif

// actual class declarations
#include <afxtempl.h>
#include "DLLwrapper.h"
#include "MyDocManager.h"
#include "MyMultiDocTemplate.h"
#include "PlugInApp.h"
#include "PlugInMap.h"
// the plug in class's
#include "PlugInMainFrame.h"
#include "PIChildFrame.h"
#include "PIDoc.h"
#include "PIView.h"
#include "PIScrollView.h"
#include "PIFormView.h"
#include "PIDIalog.h"

// global library functions
_PLUGIN_API bool PIMergeMenu(CMenu * pMenuDestination, const CMenu * pMenuAdd, bool bTopLevel) ;
_PLUGIN_API bool PIMergeAccelerator(HACCEL& hDestination, HACCEL hToMerge) ;
#endif // PLUG_IN_LIBRARY

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