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Mr.Anderson · 08-12-2004, 01:51 PM

I've been working on a move from Direct3D to OpenGL, and in a recent attempt to compile an application, I came to the stark realization that, although I can run most OpenGL programs with no difficulty whatsoever, I cannot seem to run one of my compiled programs without getting the error message, "The application has failed to start because OpenGL.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application ... etc." Now, why is it that I have no problems running other 3D apps, (CounterStrike, UT2004 (in GL mode), Maya, and so on) but I am unable to run an application as simple as the one I made. My suspicion is that the OpenGL.dll files are written into my graphic card drivers. Meaning games and the like will work fine, but I can't run OpenGL applications that use GLUT.

Any suggestions, or a link to where I can download OpenGL.dll.

(I tried ATI's website (my video card manufacturer) without luck.)

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I have OpenGL32.dll already. And GLUT.dll, too.

08-12-2004, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr.Anderson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a van, down by the river. Posts: 24	OpenGL.dll I've been working on a move from Direct3D to OpenGL, and in a recent attempt to compile an application, I came to the stark realization that, although I can run most OpenGL programs with no difficulty whatsoever, I cannot seem to run one of my compiled programs without getting the error message, "The application has failed to start because OpenGL.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application ... etc." Now, why is it that I have no problems running other 3D apps, (CounterStrike, UT2004 (in GL mode), Maya, and so on) but I am unable to run an application as simple as the one I made. My suspicion is that the OpenGL.dll files are written into my graphic card drivers. Meaning games and the like will work fine, but I can't run OpenGL applications that use GLUT. Any suggestions, or a link to where I can download OpenGL.dll. (I tried ATI's website (my video card manufacturer) without luck.) Thanks in advance. EDIT: I have OpenGL32.dll already. And GLUT.dll, too.