GetDllDirectory function

Retrieves the application-specific portion of the search path used to locate DLLs for the application.

Syntax

DWORD WINAPI GetDllDirectory(
  _In_  DWORD  nBufferLength,
  _Out_ LPTSTR lpBuffer
);

Parameters

nBufferLength [in]

The size of the output buffer, in characters.

lpBuffer [out]

A pointer to a buffer that receives the application-specific portion of the search path.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is the length of the string copied to lpBuffer, in characters, not including the terminating null character. If the return value is greater than nBufferLength, it specifies the size of the buffer required for the path.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

To compile an application that uses this function, define _WIN32_WINNT as 0x0502 or later. For more information, see Using the Windows Headers.

Requirements

See also

Dynamic-Link Library Search Order

SetDllDirectory