title: Calling a dll function from C++
body: <p>I have a function inside a dll that I would like to call from my C++ application. The dll is also made in C++ and has a def file which shows the functions present in the dll. I am using visual studio 2010 and I configured it to use the dll file by adding the directory of the dll in the linker "Additional Library directories" and then adding the DLLname.lib in the "input" of the linker. Now all the namespace inside the dll are available however the Functions that I need are not available because they are not under any namespace. How do I go about accessing those functions ? Those functions were declared as such in the dll</p>
  
  <pre><code>#include "stdafx.h"
  #include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
  __declspec(dllexport) int somefunction()
  {
  ......
              return SomeValue
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My question is how do I access somefunction in my C++ application through its dll.</p>