sqlite.dll placement in windows

[davesimplewear]

I have installed lazarus in windows xp and installed sqlite3 but lazarus won't start, the message is that the sqlite.dll can't be found, i have placed the dll in windows system folder but it still won't load, its been along time since I used windows and have forgotten where this goes, could someone help please.

[Zaher]

First Place Sqlite beside lazarus.exe

[davesimplewear]

I put the sqlite3.dll in lazarus directory and got the same result, put it in sqlite folder in components sub-directory, same result.

[mrmikehicks]

I think the dll for sqlite3 is sqlite3.dll not sqlite.dll. Just a thought.

[TurboRascal]

I think the dll for sqlite3 is sqlite3.dll not sqlite.dll. Just a thought.

You're correct. The right dll IS "sqlite3.dll" and everything should work fine if it's put to system32 dir when sqlite3 package is installed.

However, it seems strange if you really installed sqlite3 package, why would it ask for "sqlite.dll" - sqlite3 package complains that it cannot find "sqlite3.dll". Did you really install version 3, not 2? Or did you perhaps misread the error dialog?

[lijinjie]

I had the same problem .. I copied the sqlite3.dll to the lazaurs folder, but it still asks for sqlite.dll. I tried to change its name to sqlite.dll couldn't work either. 

[af0815]

First the bitness must be correct with lazarus. In 32bit Lazarus you can only use 32bit dll. 64Bit Lazarus need a 64 bit dll.
Second you have to place the second dll in the same folder like your executable is, this version must have the bitness of your app !!!

Rename works, if the version and bitness is ok. Attention, often it is not clear what bittness you have in the dll, because the naming have no schema.

BTW: For the App you are able to change the path of the dll (and so for linux as well) by code. It is possible for zeos and SQLdb, but implemented in a differnet way.