There are static libraries (LIB) and dynamic libraries (DLL) – but note that .LIB files can be either static libraries (containing object files) or import libraries (containing symbols to allow the linker to link to a DLL). Libraries are used because you may have code that you want to use in many programs. For example … Read more
You can only load a 32bit DLL into a 64 bit process when you are loading the dll as a datafile. You can’t execute the code. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282423) Microsoft recommends that you use interprocess COM to use 32 bit code with a 64 bit application. Here’s an article explaining the process.
Well, you don’t specify if it’s a 32 or 64 bit dll and you don’t include the error message, but I’ll guess that it’s the same issue as described in this KB article: Error Message When You Run Regsvr32.exe on 64-Bit Windows Quote from that article: This behavior occurs because the Regsvr32.exe file in the … Read more
I believe the intent was to rename System32, but so many applications hard-coded for that path, that it wasn’t feasible to remove it. SysWoW64 wasn’t intended for the dlls of 64-bit systems, it’s actually something like “Windows on Windows64”, meaning the bits you need to run 32bit apps on a 64bit windows. This article explains … Read more
The advice below relates to both Server.CreateObject and CreateObject use in vbscript jscript vba The Web Server sections are specific to asp-classic but still worth reading. What Causes This error? Server.CreateObject Failed is caused most commonly when Web Applications are moved from one Web Server to another without an understanding of external COM components that … Read more
I’d use add_custom_command to achieve this along with cmake -E copy_if_different…. For full info run cmake –help-command add_custom_command cmake -E So in your case, if you have the following directory structure: /CMakeLists.txt /src /libs/test.dll and your CMake target to which the command applies is MyTest, then you could add the following to your CMakeLists.txt: add_custom_command(TARGET … Read more