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[shine47]

Hi!

We use bass.dll 24.7.1 with NET. It is in the folder of the excutable in Libs\x86. On all machines everything works fine. The libraries are loaded
like this: 

Bass.LoadMe(System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath + "\\Libs\\x86\\"...

But on one persons machine (Also Windows 7) this error occures:

"An incorrect Version of Bass was loaded 2.3. instead of 2.4."

How can that happen because the folder from which to load the libs is named explicitly? I tried several things but was not able to provoke the errror on my system.


Thank you for hint!

[radio42]

Hoiw did you compile your App?
For 'Any CPU' or explicitly for 'x86' target?
Could it be, that any other component already loaded a different BASS version from any other location?

[shine47]

We compiled it explicitly for 'x86 '. No other component from our application loads Bass, i tested it by using the tool Process Explorer. Is there a possibility that another application on the system,
where the error occurs, loaded the old bass version and ours is trying to use this one?

[Ian @ un4seen]

Another app won't affect which BASS version is loaded by your app, so long as your app is using a BASS.DLL that is local to it, eg. not in a system folder (which might be overwritten by another app). Perhaps the problem is the "System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath" reference? To confirm whether it is giving the correct path, you could try logging (or display a dialog) the contents of that prior to making the "LoadMe" call.

[shine47]

It uses the right path to the Libs/x86-Folder.

[Emil Weiss]

It uses the right path to the Libs/x86-Folder.

and you are sure that no further bass.dll exists in the system path of the user?

greets

[shine47]

I am not sure, but tested it on my machine. It loaded correctly from the Libs-Folder, alternatively from the Exe-Folder, but not from the System-Folder (i copied Bass there). Maybe it is also unlikely
that the user has Bass in the system-folder because the Bass.dlls are not installed (i think). I will check that out.

[Emil Weiss]

I am not sure, but tested it on my machine. It loaded correctly from the Libs-Folder, alternatively from the Exe-Folder, but not from the System-Folder (i copied Bass there). Maybe it is also unlikely
that the user has Bass in the system-folder because the Bass.dlls are not installed (i think). I will check that out.

you can change the path as your want ..
Sample!

        BassPath = "%Path%;" & Application.StartupPath & "\BassLib"
        Win32Api.SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", BassPath)

that always works for me

greets

[shine47]

thanks for the sample! i think i will copy the bass-dlls to the folder of the exe-file, because it comes first in the search order,
even before the system-folder. i load them like: "Bass.LoadMe()".