DLL call Fails on W98SE Wkstatn. 1

[jsams]

I have an application, written in FPW2.6, compiled in VFP6.0 that calls external functions from a DLL that works just fine running on a Win2000 workstation.

When I try to run the same application from a Win98SE workstation and I get a VFP Error 1753, "Cannot load 32bit DLL. T:\path\xxxx.dll". The DLL is located in the same directory as the compiled EXE on the network.

Any comments or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

John

 

[wgcs]

Some DLL's require other parts of Win2k to function.
Win2k also adds unicode support where Win9x didn't necessarily have it.

What DLL are you using?

What is the DECLARE statement for the function?

 

[oortiz]

Try using DEPENDS.EXE, in your Win98 machine to see the required files to load the DLL.

http://www.dependencywalker.com/

Saludos!

-e

PS: sorry about my bad english.

 

[jsams]

Thanks for the prompt replies! The DLL is a custom unit written in Delphi by another group in our department and that is the key to the problem.

I Downloaded the Dependency program and ran it against our DLL and found that I was missing a Delphi support ".VCL" module. Of course I had Delphi installed on my W2K machine so the "problem" didn't occur. I renamed it and found the DLL failed to load on W2K also. Added the ".VCL" module to the mix and the Win98SE workstation is now working just fine.

Thank for the help, know I can always count on the Tek-Tips group to come thru!!!