Using comdlg32 functions in shell32

[Alex Henrie]

Hello,

Does anyone know why shell32 uses LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to
get pointers to GetOpenFileName[AW] in comdlg32, rather than simply
importing the library?

https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/blob/wine-7.22/dlls/shell32/shellord.c...

https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/blob/wine-7.22/dlls/shell32/dialogs.c#...

I was about to rip this code out, but I want to make sure that it
exists only by historical accident and no longer has a purpose.

-Alex

[Stefan Dösinger]

> Am 02.12.2022 um 07:07 schrieb Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24(a)gmail.com>:
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know why shell32 uses LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to
> get pointers to GetOpenFileName[AW] in comdlg32, rather than simply
> importing the library?

I am just guessing here, but comdlg32.dll imports shell32.dll. So you have a cyclic dependency. May or may not be a problem.