DLL loading from level folders above

Gamestudio Links

Zorro Links

loading historical data 1st time
by AndrewAMD. 04/14/23 12:54

Trade at bar open
by juanex. 04/13/23 19:43

Bug in Highpass2 filter
by rki. 04/13/23 09:54

Adding Limit Orders For IB
by scatters. 04/11/23 16:16

FisherN
by rki. 04/11/23 08:38

AUM Magazine

Latest Screens

1 registered members (Grant), 999 guests, and 2 spiders.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Newest Members

Print Thread

Rate Thread

DLL loading from level folders above #270358 06/07/09 20:46 06/07/09 20:46
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904 H HeelX OP Senior Expert
HeelX OP Senior Expert H Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904	Hi, I want to load a DLL that is situated two folder levels above and then one level below: I tried it with PRAGMA_PLUGIN and also with a project settings file.. nothing of the following worked: Code: #define PRAGMA_PLUGIN "..\\..\\binaries\\fmod3Wrapper.dll"; #define PRAGMA_PLUGIN ".\\..\\..\\binaries\\fmod3Wrapper.dll"; PLUGINDIR = ".\\..\\..\\binaries"; PLUGINDIR = "..\\..\\binaries"; I don't know what I am doing wrong, and both methods work for folders which are situated below the current work folder level. Best regards, Christian Last edited by HeelX; 06/07/09 20:47.

Re: DLL loading from level folders above [Re: HeelX] #270404 06/08/09 07:16 06/08/09 07:16
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,935 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,935 Frankfurt	When you want to load DLLs from a subfolder, you must give the folder name in a PLUGINDIR statement in a WDL file. PRAGMA_PLUGIN is valid during compilation only. http://manual.3dgamestudio.net/aplugindir.htm The work folder is the folder of the main script. When you want to load something from a folder above the work folder, you must use an absolute path.

Re: DLL loading from level folders above [Re: jcl] #270564 06/08/09 18:21 06/08/09 18:21
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904 H HeelX OP Senior Expert
HeelX OP Senior Expert H Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 6,904	Originally Posted By: jcl When you want to load something from a folder above the work folder, you must use an absolute path. Why that? Can't you add an evaluation of something like "..\\..\\myFolder"?