creating pl/sql tool using dll (c++ codes and DEV c++ compiler) - c++

I am dealing with a dll project for my internship. I have to write a C++ code including some basic functions for pl/sql with dev c compiler and it must be work as a pl/sql tool.I wrote this codes.And i save the source file as dll file.I copied the dll extension file to plugin directory of pl/sql developer.It did not work.
Thank you all.
Here is my header and source code.
// header file plsqlHx.h
#ifndef _DLL_H_
#define _DLL_H_
#define DLL_EX
#include <string>
using namespace std;
extern "C" __declspec (dllexport) DLL_EX const char* IdentifyPlugIn(int);
extern "C" __declspec (dllexport) DLL_EX const char* CreateMenuItem(int);
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) DLL_EX void OnMenuClick(int);
#endif
#include "plsqlHx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <string>
const char *const Desc = "C++Builder Plug-In demo 1";
int PlugInID;
const char* IdentifyPlugIn(int ID){
PlugInID = ID;
return Desc;
}
const char* CreateMenuItem(int Index){
switch (Index)
{
case 1 : return "Tools / &Plug-In 1 Demo...";
}
return "";
}
void OnMenuClick (int Index){
switch(Index){
case 11:
cout << "Hello";
break;
case 12:
cout << "Goodbye";
break;
}
}

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Library\Cubes Library\Cubes Library.obj 1
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You could also put them in another file, for example globals.cpp.
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