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Hi all!
thanks for the quick replies.
All of your comments were helpful to learn about the pitfalls and to solve the issue. Thanks!
Best regards,
Robert
How to figure out which library is missing during application startup
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Hi!
I created a desktop application using Visual Studio (Version17.10.5). The application is running fine as long as Visual Studio is installed. Installing the application on a computer without Visual Studio installed, the apps startup fails with message of library or it's dependent has not been found.
Probably, it's helpful to know that the application is written C# but makes use of a library written in C++.
Installing Visual Studio on that computer cures the problem - however, installing visual studio on every computer is not a proper solution.
Hence, my questions are:
(1) How can I find the missing library? Since the app terminates during startup, tools "ProcessExplorer" do not help...
(2) Are there special project properties to be set helping in identifying the problem?
Thanks
Windows development | Windows App SDK
Developer technologies | C#
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David Lowndes 2,640 Reputation points MVP2024-08-10T12:36:13.3066667+00:00 Have a look at using Dependencies on the C++ DLL on the target machine.
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RLWA32 49,636 Reputation points2024-08-10T12:59:05.5233333+00:00 @Robert Liebermann, are you the author of the c++ dll?
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Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-08-10T13:09:51.21+00:00 Try right-click the selection and choose Show Project Dependency Diagram for a project from solution explorer, see if this shows one or more dependences that you miss to include for the installation.
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Gary Nebbett 6,216 Reputation points2024-08-10T15:01:07.9766667+00:00 Hello Robert,
The "Show Loader Snaps" global/tracing flag should help. A recent thread to which I contributed might be a useful starting point: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1659301/output-of-gflags-show-loader-snaps-not-visible-in
Gary
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Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points2024-08-10T17:11:09.9466667+00:00 The application is running fine as long as Visual Studio is installed.
Are you sure that your library is built in Release mode and not Debug ?
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RLWA32 49,636 Reputation points
2024-08-11T08:30:25.5966667+00:00 @Robert Liebermann, When you install your application, including the C++ library, on a target system do you also install the C++ redistributable (x86/x64) for the C++ runtime that the library requires?
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RLWA32 49,636 Reputation points
2024-08-11T13:15:54.0333333+00:00 Glad you resolved the issue. But don't leave us hanging ... what was the problem and the solution that you used?
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