title: Load a DLL from another directory at program start
body: <p>My basic issue is this: my program (MyProgram.exe) has a dependency on a DLL from another program (OtherProgram), and I'm trying to avoid repackaging a new DLL every time OtherProgram updates. I'd like to have MyProgram.exe link in OtherProgram's DLL when it launches, but I'm not completely sure that Windows allows for this. So if there is some kind of workaround that would also be acceptable.</p>
  
  <p>And just for some background, the platform is Windows 7 x64, and MyProgram.exe runs fine when I create a symlink in the MyProgram.exe project directory to the DLL in OtherProgram's install directory. When I try to run it without the symlink, I get the "program can't start because OtherProgramDLL.dll is missing from your computer" error.</p>
  
  <p>Any advice or links to relevant info is greatly appreciated!</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: Clarification: the DLL is not linked at compile-time, this issue crops up at runtime</p>