detect which dll is registered?

xirisone · 6th February 2007, 12:23

Hi,

on a target PC several versions of a dll exist in different folders and I don't know the folders.

How do I know which dll is currently registered = active?

TIA,
xiris

kichik · 6th February 2007, 18:46

That depends on the DLL. Every DLL saves information differently or doesn't save information at all. If it's a COM DLL, you can normally find its path under HKCR\CLSID\{dll guid}\InprocServer32.

xirisone · 7th February 2007, 10:54

It is a COM-DLL, it has been registered with Regsvr32.

Scenario on target-PC:

c:\windows\mydll.dll
c:\tools\mydll.dll <- this dll is registered=active
d:\software\mydll.dll

I want to find out which dll is currently active on the target PC so I can e.g. check it's version.

Can I detct via NSIS which of the Dlls is currently used?

TIA,
xiris

onad · 7th February 2007, 11:41

NSIS is actually used to created installers

and, yes via a Process plugin you could detect if a DLL is running. This is hower not a trivial task.

Better is to refrase your question I think: If we would know what ultimately you want to achieve, we could give a more detailed and helping answer.

xirisone · 7th February 2007, 20:25

@onad

Ok - I'll try to clarify the task. On the target PC we have several products that use a dll with a certain name.
My NSIS Installer is only allowed to update a specific dll if the version is 11.22.33.44. I know the absolute path of this dll and so I can check it's version using ${GetFileVersion}.
So far so good. But I also have to make sure that this dll is the one which is still used = which is still registered. If 'my' dll is no longer active and I install a new version I might break the other product's active dll which is installed in a different absolute path which I don't know.

So if NSIS could tell me from the registry the path of the dll which is currently registered I could act on the save side.

TIA,
xiris

6th February 2007, 12:23	#1
xirisone Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19	detect which dll is registered? Hi, on a target PC several versions of a dll exist in different folders and I don't know the folders. How do I know which dll is currently registered = active? TIA, xiris

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kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	That depends on the DLL. Every DLL saves information differently or doesn't save information at all. If it's a COM DLL, you can normally find its path under HKCR\CLSID\{dll guid}\InprocServer32. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

7th February 2007, 11:41	#4
onad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Turkey Posts: 447	NSIS is actually used to created installers and, yes via a Process plugin you could detect if a DLL is running. This is hower not a trivial task. Better is to refrase your question I think: If we would know what ultimately you want to achieve, we could give a more detailed and helping answer. "Just do it"

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7th February 2007, 10:54	#3
xirisone Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19	It is a COM-DLL, it has been registered with Regsvr32. Scenario on target-PC: c:\windows\mydll.dll c:\tools\mydll.dll <- this dll is registered=active d:\software\mydll.dll I want to find out which dll is currently active on the target PC so I can e.g. check it's version. Can I detct via NSIS which of the Dlls is currently used? TIA, xiris

7th February 2007, 20:25	#5
xirisone Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19	@onad Ok - I'll try to clarify the task. On the target PC we have several products that use a dll with a certain name. My NSIS Installer is only allowed to update a specific dll if the version is 11.22.33.44. I know the absolute path of this dll and so I can check it's version using ${GetFileVersion}. So far so good. But I also have to make sure that this dll is the one which is still used = which is still registered. If 'my' dll is no longer active and I install a new version I might break the other product's active dll which is installed in a different absolute path which I don't know. So if NSIS could tell me from the registry the path of the dll which is currently registered I could act on the save side. TIA, xiris