Article: Q85330
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When the GetModuleFileName() function returns a reference to a dynamic-link
library (DLL) file, the reference is relative (not fully qualified) under the
following circumstances:
- One of the directory references in the MS-DOS PATH environment variable is
relative. Assume that the relative directory reference refers to drive X.
- An application is implicitly linked to a DLL. The DLL is installed in the
current (default) directory of drive X.
- The application is installed in a directory other than the one in which the
DLL is installed.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows version 3.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following describes the situations under which this problem occurs:
- The PATH statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file resembles the following:
PATH=C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;D:.;C:\APPS
The relative reference in this path refers to drive D.
- Run an application from the C:\WINDOWS directory that implicitly links to a
DLL that is stored in the current (default) directory of the D drive.
- If any application calls the GetModuleFileName() to retrieve the file name
for the DLL, the function returns a relative reference to the file (for
example, D:.\DLL.DLL).
Additional query words: buglist3.10 3.10
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version : WINDOWS:3.1
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