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US 2006/0136890 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for providing DLL compatibility
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorSantosh Jodh
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Abstract
A method and apparatus include comparing a called DLL file with DLL file names listed in a database. If a file name of the called DLL file is one of the DLL file names listed in the database, a compatibility mode associated with a DLL file name that matches the called DLL file is referenced. Based on the referenced compatibility mode, an operation of a processor is affected using the compatibility mode associated with the DLL file name.
Claims15
A method, comprising:
- detecting a software code call;
- comparing information associated with the called software code with software code information stored in a database;
- and
- causing a processor to function in a particular manner if the information associated with the called software code is associated with at least some of the software code information stored in the database.
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A method, comprising:
- comparing a called DLL file with DLL file names listed in a database;
- if a file name of the called DLL file is one of the DLL file names listed in the database, referencing a compatibility mode associated with a DLL file name that matches the called DLL file;
- and
- affecting an operation of a processor using the compatibility mode associated with the DLL file name.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.