How to use dll file in linux?

[parvez kmp]

hai,
we have used a dll in windows platform.Now we have to shift to Linux can anyone tell me how to use this dll in linux and where it is to be placed.I heard that dll file is to be converted to .so file.
please let me know what is to be done and where it is to be placed.

[James Hobson]

You need to recompile the source (or possibly use wine? http://www.winehq.com/).
If you dont understand the difference between a dll and an so, then you probably want to ask a C expert for help.
A dll is similar to a jar file, but is native code, so cannot simply be moved from one platform to another.
James