PInvoke, load library from desired folder?

[Edwin Knoppert]

It seems DllImport() only handles the filename, no folders.
I have a (rather heavy) workaround to preload the dll but can it be done in
a more easy way?

Currently:
<DllImport("MYDLL.DLL")> _

Would like (or similar):
<DllImport("~/bin/MYDLL.DLL")> _

 

[tdavisjr]

I'm not totally sure; but the option that you would like ( using the ~)
may not work. I have never seen code for DllImport referenced like
that. I think you must use Absolute file references like
c:\mydlls\mydll.dll.

However, if you place your dll in the system32 directory you can
reference the dll just by using the file name. You may be already doing
that; but just stating this for the benefit of everyone.
-HTH

 

[Edwin Knoppert]

Maybe this is done to avoid multiple and different instances in ASP.NET/IIS.

The full path didn't work, i tried that already.

 

[Bruce Barker]

one thing to remember, when your asp.net page is running, the current
directory (thus the default dir), is windows\system32 dir (where the asp.net
service is running from), not the dir where the page is running from.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)