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EXE DELAY IMPORT VIEWER
Information on Linked Delay-Load Libraries
EXE Delay Import Viewer shows the information about linked delay-load libraries, the list of function that an executable file imports but not loads, and the DLL's from which the program imports these functions.
See also:
How do I get parameters on function exports?
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EXE Import Viewer
Function Syntax Lookup
Retrieve the List of Delay-Load Imported Functions
The Delay Import table was added to the EXE image in order to support a uniform mechanism for applications to delay the loading of a DLL until the first call into that DLL. This is a better way for a loading a DLL which is rarely used. That is, the DLL is linked but not actually loaded, the operating system lets you put off loading a DLL and hooking up to its APIs until you actually call the API.
This feature does not exist in Windows 9x and prior versions of Windows NT.
LEFT PANE
RVA - Address of ASCII string containing the DLL name. This address is relative to the Image Base.
Name - Name of the DLL in which the imported functions reside.
RIGHT PANE
RVA - RVA of an array of of 32-bit numbers for PE32, 64-bit for PE32+. The collection of these entries describes all imports from the image to a given DLL.
Hint - Index into the Export Table of the DLL the function resides in.
Name - Function names.
Bound - Relative virtual address of the Bound Delay-Load Address Table, if it exists.
Unload - Relative virtual address of the unload delay-load address table, if it exists.
IMPORT PROPERTIES
Name Table - RVA of the string that must be matched to the public name in the DLL.
Time Date Stamp - Set to zero until bound; then this field is set to the 'TimeDateStamp' of the exporting DLL's 'FileHeader'.
Forwarder Chain - The 32-bit index of the first forwarder in the list of imported functions.
RVA - Address of ASCII string containing the DLL name. This address is relative to the Image Base.
Address Table - Relative virtual address of the Import Address Table.
See also: Quick Function Syntax Lookup for calling syntax of imported functions.
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