Calling a function returning a string (in dll)

I would like to call a function inside a dll, this function returning a string. Here is how I am doing this in a short example:

Const DllName:String = "mydll.dll"
Local DllHandle = LoadLibraryA(DllName)

If DLLhandle = 0 Then
    Notify "Unable to initialize the dll"
    End
EndIf

Global GetString()"Win32" = GetProcAddress(DllHandle,"GetString")

Print GetString()

The problem is that GetString() is returning a number (for ex. 84843344). I tried a lot of combination (adding a $, $z, etc) to try to get a string from my function, but I always failed...

How can I do that???

Try

Global GetString:Byte Ptr()"Win32" =GetProcAddress(DllHandle,"GetString")

Print String.FromCString(GetString())

Fantastic! This works!!

The only drawback is that the GetString() function is not any more user-friendly ("Print String.FromCString(GetString())" instead of "GetString()"). I have to redefine a function GetString2() which return String.FromCString(GetString()). That's a bit a pity!!

Anyway, thank you very much for this!!!!

Hi
Test this

Global GetString$z()"Win32" =GetProcAddress(DllHandle,"GetString")

Print GetString()

Mfg Suco

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for! Suco-X, your solution is working perfectly!! And no need to redefine the GetString() function!!
Many thanks!

If the dll is written in BlitzMax, what would the function in the dll source look like?:

Function GetString$()
GCEnter()
Return "This is a string!"
EndFunction

-- EDIT ---

Answered my own question:

Function PluginExtension:Byte Ptr()
	GCEnter()
	Local extension$
	Local HExtension:Byte Ptr
	extension="smf"
	HExtension=extension.ToCString()
	Return HExtension
EndFunction