How do I find out which dlls an executable will load?

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dumpbin is a tool that comes with VC++.

To see what DLLs a program will import:

  • Open Visual Studio
  • Menu Item Tools | Visual Studio Command prompt
  • cd to folder containing executable
  • dumpbin /dependents whatever.exe
Dump of file whatever.exe

File Type: EXECUTABLE IMAGE

  Image has the following dependencies:

    AIOUSB.DLL
    sqlite3.dll
    wxmsw293u_core_vc_custom.dll
    wxbase293u_vc_custom.dll
    KERNEL32.dll
    ole32.dll
    OLEAUT32.dll
    MSVCP90.dll
    MSVCR90.dll

To see what functions (and DLLs) it will import, use

C:\> dumpbin /imports whatever.exe

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