How would you import a DLL written in Delphi to VC++?

Our Sri aka Quixote
(as we are going to find more and more sightings of this name /
character, let me coin an appropriate Nick.... mmmmm : Quixote [Don] is what crosses my mind immediately, but anyways, am going to get booted up once he gets to read this! :D)

A. Try to do things in the simple way as done in Delphi

B. Oops!!! That Failed! Arrrgh. Missing Something.

C. Google

D. Aha, Found the culprit! Whoosh, in my good heavens! How many Steps to be followed for a simple thing. :o(

E. Yikes!!! i hate this - VC++ is a pain in the butt - first, generate a static Lib for the Dll and a Def file and a Header file and .... AAAAAARGGGGGH. [And that beats the whole purpose of a DLL, if it has to be compiled static!!!]

F. Argue with me on using static libs against loading it dynamically!

G. Proceed with creating Static Libs, Defs, more Googling and more ARRRRGHS [Never listens to elders! ;o) ]

H. Finally, get back to use Dynamic Load Library!

I. Sheesh!!!!

J. Oh No. Another bottleneck. Braces this time. VC++ Compiler gets confused if i don't dress up the typedef for a function pointer with proper braces. What a Dumb Compiler.

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K. At last, its working.

L. Nothing like Delphi :D - PEACE!