SALFLIBC.DLL Updates

Whilst I appreciate that in an ideal world one would always use the same version of salflibc.dll to run a .exe as was distributed with that version of the compiler. However one of the documentated advantages is that 'normally the user's program does not have to be relinked unless the order of routines contained within the dll has changed'

I have 3 versions of salflibc.dll associated with different old .exe's - I would prefer not to re-compile / link these - does anyone have any experience of using 'the latest' salflibc.dll to run old .exe's and is it likely that any problems would become immediately evident? I know that the recommended option would be re-compile but!!

Many Thanks

Bill

Hi Bill

I have only done this blind (ie without access to the code). I did it with a commercial piece of transport planning software called SATURN distributed by that was falling over on our 64 bit XP machines. An underflow exception was being thrown using the distributed salflibc.dll. The newer dll made this problem go away. and there were no problems. (this was just a punt in the dark really)

The author of the code was grateful for the patch. I don't know how big an upgrade it was I think of the order of a couple of years.

I would suggest just trying it and seeing if you get the write answers!

Carl