DOCUMENT:Q190207 11-JAN-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :INFO: Satellite DLL Directory Search Patterns PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbGrpDSVB ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. \Resources\ 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. \Resources\1033 Visual Basic will search for an English directory (1033 is the LocaleID for Standard English). 3. \ 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: Q190193 HOWTO: Use a Satellite DLL to Localize an Add-In For more information about LocaleID, refer to "Language Identifiers and Locales" in the MSDN. Additional query words: kbDSupport KBDSS kbVBp kbVBp600 kbAddIn ====================================================================== Keywords : kbGrpDSVB Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600 Version : WINDOWS:6.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.