#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    LONG ref_count;
    HANDLE hLib;

    if(argc != 2)
    {
        printf("Syntax: loaddll.exe library.dll\n");
        return -1;
    }

    hLib = GetModuleHandle(argv[1]);
    printf("existing module %s handle is %p\n", argv[1], hLib);

    printf("Loading %s...", argv[1]);

    hLib = LoadLibrary(argv[1]);

    if (hLib)
    {
        printf("\nLibrary loaded successfully. hLib = %p\n", hLib);

        ref_count = 0;
        while (FreeLibrary(hLib)) ref_count++;
        printf("ref count = %d\n", ref_count);
    }
    else
        printf("\nLoadLibrary() failed. Error %u\n", GetLastError());

    return 0;
}