What are the advantages of using the Extension Kit over SilkTest DLL calls?
A. Depending on your needs, DLL calling may be an acceptable solution but functions written with the Extension Kit can run significantly faster and give you greater flexibility. Also the Extension Kit will operate on all platforms, whereas DLL calling will not. Q. Can the Extension Kit be programmed in any other language e.g. Visual Basic A. No. VB does not produce a true dll; rather it produces an ActiveX control that, by making certain calls to system dlls, appears to act like a true dll. The Extension Kit can only be programmed in C or C++ but you do not have to use Microsoft Visual Studio. The documentation gives VC++ and Borland C processes, but a good programmer could also make e.g. the MingW+ and Bloodshed Dev compilers work too.
