Error 1006: module 126 failure

[NickD]

If anyone gets this message and can't get rid of it, I think I have the solution.
I had a previous copy of Directsoft32 on my laptop when I upgraded to Directsoft5. After installation, I recieved the error: Error 1006: module 126 failure, can't find c:\directsoft5\projects\knowbase\kb430c.dll  This is a Microsoft error. I followed the proceedure in FAQ 126, uninstalling, defraging my hard drive, reinstalling, to no avail. Same message. I noticed when I looked in the folders that the file was located in: c:\directsoft5\projects\knowbase. But on another machine, there was no knowbase directory in the projects folder! On the machine that works properly, the file should be in location: c\directsoft5\knowbase (not in Projects!) To correct the problem, I uninstalled again, then reinstalled. When it asked me if I wanted the projects folder in Directsoft32 to be transferred to the Directsoft5 directory and used as a default, I said, "NO!" This placed the files in the correct directory and I am now able to use it without the error. Hope this helps anyone with the same problem. It drove me crazy for 2 days before I found it. Hope you find this fix in a few minutes.

[franji1]

Whoa!  Nick, great work in figuring it out!

Believe it or not, that DLL is from Rel 3!  Yes, it should NOT be in the Projects folder, and will create HAVOC if it exists.  These DLLs are dynamically loaded (kind of like Control Panel .CPL files), so when we find one, we look at it and use it.

We're looking to DRASTICALLY change how Rel 6 works and stick the executable/dlls below Program Files and your projects under My Documents, so that you will never be dealing with directory structures of the program files.

Caveat emptor - be careful when copying or moving DirectSoft folders!

[Greg]

I added the following line to DirectSOFT FAQ0126:

     "The first thing to check is to see if there are any files in your DirectSOFT Projects folder that have the extension of .DLL. If there is, delete them."

It will be posted on next web update.