This section is provided as a means to quickly getting started with the ActivePatch dynamic link library (DLL). The examples provided in this section presume some familiarity with the C or C++ programming language, however the basic concepts are the same regardless of what language is used. Please refer to the technical reference for complete information on all of the functions, constants and data structures used by ActivePatch.

Before performing any of the steps in this guide, you should have installed ActivePatch on your development system. If you are using Visual C++ as your development environment, make sure that you add the ActivePatch INCLUDE and LIB directories to the list of directories searched for include files and libraries. This can be done by selecting the Tools|Options menu option, and then selecting the Directories tab.