[AccessD] Save dll to folder

> 3 The Windows system directory.

I think this is the most reasonable location to place the dll as I will be
adding this feature to all my apps.

My question then becomes how do I always get it installed to the proper
folder.  It's concievable, highly unlikely, but concievable, that the system
folder is named differently than one would suspect.  For example, I expect
...\system32, but who's to say someone hasn't changed it?  Is that even
possible?  Am I over thinking this or is it a real concern.

I just need a way to always get this dll to the system folder and I'm done
with this project.

Thanks for everyone's help.

Reuben Cummings
GFC, LLC
phone: 812.523.1017
email: reuben at gfconsultants.com


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Stuart
McLachlan
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:47 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problemsolving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Save dll to folder


On 22 Jan 2005 at 9:14, Stuart McLachlan wrote:

>
> The OS will look for a DLL when needed in the following sequence:
>
> 1 The directory where the executable module for the current process is
> located.
> 2 The current directory.
> 3 The Windows system directory.
> 4 The Windows directory.
> 5 The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.
>

Should have also said,

If there is a Registry Entry in
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
for your application, the OS will *first* search the directories listed in
the Path registry key for the application.

So you could pick whatever location you want and add it to the standard
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\MSACCESS.EXE"  Path subkey (which in my case currently just holds the
value "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\"

 --
Stuart


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