LoadLibrary
The LoadLibrary function maps the specified executable module into the address space of the calling process.
For additional load options, use the LoadLibraryEx function. HMODULE LoadLibrary(
LPCTSTR lpFileName
);
Parameters lpFileName [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that names the executable module (either a .dll or .exe file). The name specified is the file name of the module and is not related to the name stored in the library module itself, as specified by the LIBRARY keyword in the module-definition (.def) file.
If the string specifies a path but the file does not exist in the specified directory, the function fails. When specifying a path, be sure to use backslashes (\), not forward slashes (/).
If the string does not specify a path, the function uses a standard search strategy to find the file. See the Remarks for more information. Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the module.
If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. Windows Me/98/95: If you are using LoadLibrary to load a module that contains a resource whose numeric identifier is greater than 0x7FFF, LoadLibrary fails. If you are attempting to load a 16-bit DLL directly from 32-bit code, LoadLibrary fails. If you are attempting to load a DLL whose subsystem version is greater than 4.0, LoadLibrary fails. If your DllMain function tries to call the Unicode version of a function, LoadLibrary fails.
There is more, including examples, in the help files.
Basically it can be in any directory you want it to be in - just supply the full path.
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by: evilrixPosted on 2009-11-06 at 08:17:26ID: 25760439
Windows uses the following search paths to locate a DLL
- The directory where the executable module for the current process is located.
- The current directory.
- The Windows system directory. The GetSystemDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory.
- The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory.
- The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.
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