poco cannot find file: DirectoryIterator.h

[meirab]

i built poco on windows xp with visual studio 2008 vc9:

build_vs90.cmd

but poco can not run, it has a problem with: PocoFoundationd.dll

what do i have to do in order to RUN?
i have defined:

compiler:

properties --> c/c++ --> general --> additional include directories:
e:\poco1.4.3.all\foundation\include

linker:
properties --> linker --> general --> additional library directories:
e:\poco1.4.3.all\lib
e:\poco1.4.3.all\bin

[marlowabnp]

When you say "it has a problem", what problem would that be? What does it say? How do you know that there is a problem?

[burche]

You are probably compiling the shared version of the libraries and you need that DLLat runtime in the same folder as your running program.

[meirab]

The problem is in the path definition:

POCO needs to defined in the path and only then it activate itself (in windows xp).

E:\poco-1.4.3p1-all
E:\poco-1.4.3p1-all\bin

[tomy]

had a very similar problem. Thanks for the solution - it worked for me as well.
I believe it should be put into documentation for the future, because it seems to be a common problem a more people could make use of it

[alex]

I believe it should be put into documentation for the future

It is in the Getting Started document:

In order to run the test suite and the samples, the top-most bin directory containing the resulting shared libraries must be in the PATH environment variable.

Besides, search path used by Windows is very well known.

[tomy]

ok, whatever. I just think that it will put a lot of beginners off... Because it's not as clearly said as it could be...
(http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9959 ... ttp-client)

[alex]

it's not as clearly said as it could be...

Care to elaborate on how we can say this more clearly:

In order to run the test suite and the samples, the top-most bin directory containing the resulting shared libraries must be in the PATH environment variable.

?

Many people worked hard to give you something good. For free. I suggest you take some time and think about your requests.

[Ruin]

POCO needs to defined in the path and only then it activate itself (in windows xp).

E:\poco-1.4.3p1-all
E:\poco-1.4.3p1-all\bin

I am a bit lost..
Does POCO need to be defined as a system variable?
Or is it something declared in visual studio?
thanx

[meirab]

steps:

1.move to the desktop.
2.find: My Computer.
3.right click ---> properties.
4.click Advanced.
5.Environment Variables.
6.System Variables ----> Path
7.at the end add: ;E:\poco-1.4.3p1-all;E:\poco-1.4.3p1-all\bin
8.save your work.

9.good luck.