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Path to DLL - Not AppPath
Bid Request Id: 20431

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Posted by:	ShoreSide (46 ratings) (Software buyer rating 9.95)
Posted:	Jul 1, 2002 4:12:21 PM EDT
Bidding Closes:	Jul 15, 2002 4:14:54 PM EDT
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Phase:	100% of work was accepted by buyer. Coder account has been credited.
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Project Type:	Very Small Business Project: under $100 (USD)
Bidding Type:	Open Auction
Categories:	Windows, Language Specific, Platforms, Visual Basic

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Description:
Hi,
I have created a DLL - which is a plugin for another progam.

My Problem - Getting the DLL Path (from within the dll).

Assume the main program is located c:\someprogram\main.exe
Assume that my dll is located c:\addons\mydll.dll

Now when main.exe triggers to call mydll.dll - mydll.dll looks for it's own path.

However - it keeps returning the path of the calling program (main.exe).

Need someone help me - what api do I need - for
the dll - to find itself?

Please use a VB - API(only) Example.

Many of you are stating to use the GetModuleFileName Function - In this case - It will not work!

GetModuleFileName will only return the path to the Application that calling the dll!

What I want - is a function in the dll - to find it's own path. This should be relatively simple, but so far - everyone is stump! (accept for the registry) - which I tend to avoid - due to different windows versions!

Thanks

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Platform:
Windows (all version)

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Need this ASAP! or (as soon as possible).

Thanks

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Date Coder Rating

PSergei
(34 ratings)
in Kharkov, Ukraine
Ukraine

$50 (USD) Jul 1, 2002
4:49:46 PM EDT 9.71
(Excellent)

Hello,

You just have to use Win32 API function GetModuleFileName

Regards,
Sergei

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PSergei
(34 ratings)
in Kharkov, Ukraine
Ukraine

$50 (USD) Jul 1, 2002
5:07:51 PM EDT 9.71
(Excellent)

In more details :

hDLL = GetModuleHandle('mydll.dll')

GetModuleFileName(hDll, ...)

Or better save the hInstance of the MyDLL in the DllMain entry point (I'm not sure about how this can be done in VB)
And then pass this hInstance to GetModuleFileName

Hope this will help

Regards,
Sergei
Regards,
Sergei