Previous Topic: Command Line ExamplesNext Topic: Registry Access


Libraries and Executables

Libraries and executables differ on UNIX and Windows as follows:

Windows

UNIX

Libraries are named LibraryName.DLL (mixed-case and dll suffix) and typically installed into a folder such as PSHOME\bin.

Libraries are named liblibraryname.so (lower-case, lib prefix and so suffix) and installed into a directory such as $PSHOME/lib.

Executable programs are called ProgramName.EXE (mixed-case, exe suffix) and installed into PSHOME\bin.

Executable programs are called programname (lower-case, no suffix) and installed into $PSHOME/bin.

Scripts are named Script.bat (mixed-case, bat suffix).

Scripts are named script or script.sh (lower-case, optional sh suffix).

Message files are named FileName.DLL (mixed-case and dll suffix) and installed in PSHOME\bin.

Message catalogs are named filename.res (lower-case and res suffix) and installed in PSHOME\data.