Symlink dll files from one folder to another using mklink

Question

How can i symlink all the dll-s from another application to my bin folder if i don't have the option to copy local those dll's?

Something like:

mklink /h "C:\myApplication\bin\*.dll" "C:\directoryWithTheDlls\bin\*.dll"

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 04 '16 at 12:16

This is loadlibrary search order from Help.

The directory from which the application loaded.

The current directory. Windows XP: If HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\SafeDllSearchMode is 1, the current directory is the last directory searched. The default value is 0.

The Windows system directory. Use the GetSystemDirectory function to get the path of this directory. Windows NT/2000/XP: The name of this directory is System32.

Windows NT/2000/XP: The 16-bit Windows system directory. There is no function that obtains the path of this directory, but it is searched. The name of this directory is System.

The Windows directory. Use the GetWindowsDirectory function to get the path of this directory.

The directories that are listed in the PATH environment variable.

So add that directory to the path.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 15 '17 at 13:48

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I have decided to copy everything with this command:

 "/c mklink "C:\myApplication\bin\CopiedAssemblies" "C:\directoryWithTheAssemblies\bin" /j"

answered Feb 15 '17 at 13:48

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