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Asked: 2026-06-06T01:57:40+00:00

I am working on an application that imports an unmanaged dll into C#. It

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I am working on an application that imports an unmanaged dll into C#. It has a wrapper class that loads the methods so it can be called. The methods work fine in the program from the dll. I want to add saving the version of the dll that is being used. I found that I need to use FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(“my.dll”) thanks to C# getting version of unmanaged dll. However, when running this function it exceptions saying it can’t find “my.dll”. The dll is in a folder off the root of the c:. This folder is in the PATH and according to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682586(VS.85).aspx#search_order_for_desktop_applications it should find it.

Knowing that the my.dll file is loaded and working why can’t I also call GetVersionInfo() inside the same wrapper class and find my.dll so I can get the same file’s version number? Thanks for the help as I have been looking for a couple of days.

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  1. Editorial Team

    It requires the full path, it won’t search for the DLL. That’s too risky, the Windows search rules for a DLL are intricate and subject to configuration. If you need to do this before pinvoking any function then the best way is by pinvoking SearchPath(). Which uses the same algorithm as LoadLibrary uses if you set the first argument to null.

    If you need to do this after pinvoking a function then the best way is by using the loaded DLL. Iterate Process.GetCurrentProcess().Modules to retrieve the ProcessModule.FileName.

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