Vince Teachout wrote: > I'm under a bit of a time crunch, so I'm hoping someone won't mind > helping me with my homework. :-) > > If I wanted to include all distributable DLLS (e.g., vfp9r.dll) in my > own folder instead of the common files folder, how do I ensure my > program seems them, instead of another version of the file. > > Do I need to place them in the same folder as my executable, or can I > make a BIN folder with all the DLLS in it, and tell my app to look > there? And if so -- how do I tell it where to look? > > (I'm RTFM now, but not getting too far)
If it were me I'd put all DLLS your program needs in the root of the application directory. This way your app will find and use them first, and no other app will use them or install new versions on top of them, etc. Why is it a problem to put them in the root folder? Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
