How to change the path where the application looks for the dll?

Question

DLL

There is an application that uses the libpq.dll library. The application compiles normally, but at startup it requires the libintl.dll library (as I understand it, libpq.dll is tied to it). The application looks for it in the current folder, and if this library does not exist, it crashes.
I want to move all libraries to the /libs folder question. How can I make libpq.dll look for the libintl.dll library not in the current application folder, but in the /libs folder?

Answer 1

Try to register the library in the system using regsvr32
support.microsoft.com/kb/249873/ru

Answer 2

You either need to add the path to the libs folder to PATH.
Or add the library path to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\KnownDLLs key.
MSDN

Answer 3

Use lazy loading of the library and, first of all, add the path to your folder in the search paths. This must be done before calling any of the dlls. The approach is similar to using LoadLibrary, only you don't need to load the library or export the functions.
Directly in the first line in main (or where you have an entry point) call ::SetDllDirectory( path to the folder with dll )