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Dll make it more simple for u, exe's are executables, or applications while dll are resource files that executables usually depend on

AnswerA DLL so called Dynamic Link Library is a Library Class (In .NET its a Final result of a User Control or a Class designed) is a file that includes the Source code or the Callable functions that provide(s) service to the Application currently being executed.

An EXE is a Stand-alone Application that could be executed on any platform

An EXE is an Independent Application while DLL is a Dependent on the Application's Call and Utilise of the DLL so In Question.

An EXE has a dynamic access to any resource(s) of the Computer for ex. Printer, DMA, while DLL is / may alloted a fixed resource(s) to utiilse.

EXE makes use of DLLs to execute the Application, while DLLs are called by the EXEs.

As the name suggest, DLL is dynamically Loaded and Executed as and when necessary been called by the application, while EXE once called is loaded in the Memory while being Executed.

DLLs has to be registered Using regsrv32 utility, while EXE is not suppose to be registered.

DLLs are more efficient than EXE when the question is related to the Memory Utilization.

Majorly DLLs comprises of the Functions or Procedures designed by any Programming Language which is mainly considered as "PROCESSING PART", whereas EXE comprises of Graphical User Interface (GUI), the Events to perform Actions, utilizing the DLLs (Calling and Retrieving results through DLLs).

EXE may directly make use of OS while DLLs may or may not directly make use of OS.

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An exe is an executible program. A DLL (Dynamic Link Library) is a file that can be loaded and executed by programs dynamically. Basically it's an external code repository for programs. Since usually several different programs reuse the same DLL instead of having that code in their own file, this dramatically reduces required storage space. A synonym for a DLL would be library.

DLL does not have main function but exe has main function

Here DLL is inprocess component, both component and consumer will share same memory and Exe is out process component, it will run in its own memory.
An exe is an executible program. A DLL (Dynamic Link Library) is a file that can be loaded and executed by programs dynamically. Basically it's an external code repository for programs. Since usually several different programs reuse the same DLL instead of having that code in their own file, this dramatically reduces required storage space. A synonym for a DLL would be library.
DLL fiel it is usually the file contains informations about programs. EXE is file which can be run and reading a information from DLL and other files to execute program.

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Do you mean that your compiled .exe complains about a missing .dll when run on another computer? Try linking to the C++ runtime instead of the library dll.


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