Adobe Illustrator can sometimes develop errors for some people. One common error is when DLL files required by Illustrator to run go missing. In such cases, you see ...

If Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Repair is stuck because of corrupted files in the Package Cache or a hung Windows Installer service; follow these solutions to fix the issue.

The files will now be download to your computer. Once downloaded, double-click on the downloaded vc_redist.x64.exe file. The Microsoft Visual C++-2015 Redistributable screen will be displayed and ask ...

You probably need to declare area() as PASCAL calling convention and with the EXPORT macro so that it is, indeed, exported from your DLL. You'll also have to defeat C++ "name-mangling", so define it ...