Re: How to load DLL from a specific folder

Finn Tolderlund wrote:

>
> "Andy" <andy@xxxxxxxxxx> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:433cbd86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I have a .pas wrapper for a C++ dll. Currently, it is compiled into the
> > application where it would bombed out without the presence of the dll. How
> > do I make my application load the dll from a specific folder in my code?
> And
> > how do I use my .pas wrapper in this particular case?
>
> You will have to use use dynamic loading of the dll. With LoadLibrary you
> can specift exact path of the dll.
> For examples search google groups for
> LoadLibrary GetProcAddress FreeLibrary

Be aware that sometimes this can create lots of trouble if this DLL is linked
against other dll which are in a different in the path. To solve this you need
to set the CurrentDir to the directory you want to load the DLLs from BEFORE
you call LoadLibrary.

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