INFO: Satellite DLL Directory Search Patterns (190207)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q190207

SUMMARY

Add-Ins for Microsoft Visual Basic may use satellite DLLs that contain resources such as localization information. This article describes the search patterns used by an Add-In to locate the satellite DLL.

MORE INFORMATION

When loading an Add-In, Microsoft Visual Basic attempts to look for a Satellite DLL in the following order:

  1. <Path To Add-In>\Resources\<LocaleID>

    The LocaleID identifies the locale language that the current Operating System is running under. Visual Basic will look for a satellite DLL first in the LocaleID directory.
  2. <Path To Add-In>\Resources\1033

    Visual Basic will search for an English directory (1033 is the LocaleID for Standard English).
  3. <Path To Add-In>\

    The directory where the Add-In is installed will be searched last.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

190193 HOWTO: Use a Satellite DLL to Localize an Add-In

For more information about LocaleID, refer to "Language Identifiers and Locales" in the MSDN.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/8/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB190207
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