diff --git a/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.c b/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.c
index 7ae6e29e..e9d29469 100644
--- a/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.c
+++ b/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.c
@@ -1,59 +1,24 @@
 #include <windows.h>
-
-typedef struct _stack_t {
-  struct _stack_t *next;
-  char text[1]; // this should be the length of string_size
-} stack_t;
-
-int popstring(char *str); // 0 on success, 1 on empty stack
-void pushstring(char *str);
-
-enum
-{
-INST_0,         // $0
-INST_1,         // $1
-INST_2,         // $2
-INST_3,         // $3
-INST_4,         // $4
-INST_5,         // $5
-INST_6,         // $6
-INST_7,         // $7
-INST_8,         // $8
-INST_9,         // $9
-INST_R0,        // $R0
-INST_R1,        // $R1
-INST_R2,        // $R2
-INST_R3,        // $R3
-INST_R4,        // $R4
-INST_R5,        // $R5
-INST_R6,        // $R6
-INST_R7,        // $R7
-INST_R8,        // $R8
-INST_R9,        // $R9
-INST_CMDLINE,   // $CMDLINE
-INST_INSTDIR,   // $INSTDIR
-INST_OUTDIR,    // $OUTDIR
-INST_EXEDIR,    // $EXEDIR
-INST_LANG,      // $LANGUAGE
-__INST_LAST
-};
-
-char *getuservariable(int varnum);
-
+#include "exdll.h"
 
 HINSTANCE g_hInstance;
+
 HWND g_hwndParent;
-int g_stringsize;
-stack_t **g_stacktop;
-char *g_variables;
 
 void __declspec(dllexport) myFunction(HWND hwndParent, int string_size, 
                                       char *variables, stack_t **stacktop)
 {
   g_hwndParent=hwndParent;
-  g_stringsize=string_size;
-  g_stacktop=stacktop;
-  g_variables=variables;
+
+  EXDLL_INIT();
+
+
+  // note if you want parameters from the stack, pop them off in order.
+  // i.e. if you are called via exdll::myFunction file.dat poop.dat
+  // calling popstring() the first time would give you file.dat,
+  // and the second time would give you poop.dat. 
+  // you should empty the stack of your parameters, and ONLY your
+  // parameters.
 
   // do your stuff here
   {
@@ -70,34 +35,3 @@ BOOL WINAPI _DllMainCRTStartup(HANDLE hInst, ULONG ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lp
   g_hInstance=hInst;
 	return TRUE;
 }
-
-
-// utility functions (not required but often useful)
-int popstring(char *str)
-{
-  stack_t *th;
-  if (!g_stacktop || !*g_stacktop) return 1;
-  th=(*g_stacktop);
-  lstrcpy(str,th->text);
-  *g_stacktop = th->next;
-  GlobalFree((HGLOBAL)th);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void pushstring(char *str)
-{
-  stack_t *th;
-  if (!g_stacktop) return;
-  th=(stack_t*)GlobalAlloc(GPTR,sizeof(stack_t)+g_stringsize);
-  lstrcpyn(th->text,str,g_stringsize);
-  th->next=*g_stacktop;
-  *g_stacktop=th;
-}
-
-char *getuservariable(int varnum)
-{
-  if (varnum < 0 || varnum >= __INST_LAST) return NULL;
-  return g_variables+varnum*g_stringsize;
-}
-
-
diff --git a/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.dsp b/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.dsp
index 3a73ba7c..54d33cc0 100644
--- a/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.dsp
+++ b/Contrib/ExDLL/exdll.dsp
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "EXDLL_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ  /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "EXDLL_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ  /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "EXDLL_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "EXDLL_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ SOURCE=.\exdll.c
 # Begin Group "Header Files"
 
 # PROP Default_Filter "h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=.\exdll.h
+# End Source File
 # End Group
 # Begin Group "Resource Files"