I am using Jacob jar file in my java application.
This Jacob jar file comes with a .dll file. I have added Jacob jar file to my classpath. But when I execute my application a runtime error occurs as
"couldn't load jacob-1.15-M3-x86.dll file"
How can I load this .dll file?
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I had set the "path" environment varaible to the dir that contains my .dll file and loading that .dll file as follows
static {
System.loadLibrary("jacob-1.15-M3-x86.dll");
}
but the following error occured
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no jacob-1.15-M3-x86.dll in java.library.path
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1734)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:823)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1028)
at TemplateClass.TemplateClass.<clinit>(TemplateClass.java:14)
The 'jacob-1.15-M3-x86.dll' needs to be in a place where your the operating system can find it. You have a few options here:
You can place the .dll file in the directory you started your application from. If you have a batch script to start your application, it would be that directory. If you are starting in some sort of application server, it would typically be the 'bin' directory.
You can place the .dll file somewhere in the %PATH% environment variable. I may be easier to just update your PATH environment variable to include the directory that contains your .dll file.
Another option is to place your .dll into the %SystemRoot%\system32 directory. Usually this is 'C:\Windows\system32'. This option is not usually recommended unless it is a shared library like the MSCVRT runtime.
One other possible issue you might have. If the .dll is compiled as 32-bit, then you must be running in the 32-bit Java runtime. Likewise, if it is a 64-bit .dll it needs to be run in a 64-bit JRE.