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DllLoad

DllLoad — loads dynamic libraries.

Synopsis

DllLoad ("filename", verbose? = nil)

Arguments

filename

The name of the dynamic library to be loaded.

verbose

When set to t, shows the paths of load attempts.

Returns

An integer "handle" on success, or an error message.

Description

This function loads a DLL if the system supports it (Linux, QNX 6, and MS-Windows). The first search path for the DLL is taken to be ./, next is /usr/cogent/dll/, and finally the system DLL search path, if any.

Example

Without using the optional verbose parameter:

Gamma> DllLoad("gammagtk.so");
135024608
Gamma>

Using the optional verbose parameter:

Gamma> DllLoad("gammagtk.so", t);
DllLoad: attempting to load: ./gammagtk.so
DllLoad: attempting to load: /usr/cogent/dll/gammagtk.so
135024608
Gamma>

See Also

AutoLoad

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