[zeromq-dev] Not a valid DLL error

[Joshua Foster]

You may also need to install the VC++ runtime that matches what was used 
to compile the libzmq.dll

Joshua

Eric Hill wrote:
>
> Here is how Windows searches for a DLL:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7d83bc18(v=vs.80).aspx
>
> References are for ActiveX or .Net frameworks, which libzmq.dll is
> not. What language is your application written in? C? C++? For C
> applications, the linker links to libzmq.lib, which contains a
> definition of the libzmq.dll export table. The idea is that once an
> exe is linked, Windows will take care of loading the libzmq.dll into
> the app for you. If Windows can't find it, then you get the error
> you're seeing.
>
> Since you said you put it in the bin/debug folder, I assume you're
> building a release build and now your exe is in bin/release? Did you
> put the libzmq.dll in that folder?
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Nishant Mittal <nmittal at rblt.com
> <mailto:nmittal at rblt.com>> wrote:
>
> Eric, also I could not add it as a reference to my project in
> Visual studio. so I just put it in the bin/Debug folder and it
> worked during development.. but now when its time to deploy my
> application.. its complaining about not finding libzmq.dll
>
> thanks
> Nishant
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Nishant Mittal <nmittal at rblt.com
> <mailto:nmittal at rblt.com>> wrote:
>
> Eric, when i install my application on users machine and try
> to run it.. it complains about not finding libzmq.dll however,
> that DLL is in the folder where the application is running
> from.. I am not a windows guy so pls excuse if this is a silly
> question
>
> thanks
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Eric Hill <eric at ijack.net
> <mailto:eric at ijack.net>> wrote:
>
> You don't need to register libzmq.dll. It's not an
> ActiveX dll.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Nishant Mittal
> <nmittal at rblt.com <mailto:nmittal at rblt.com>> wrote:
>
> when trying to register libzmq.dll on windows.. has
> anyone seen this?
>
> thanks
>
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