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Driver File Naming on Microsoft Windows and UNIX

The names of actual driver files to load are obtained from the Library Name field in the Communications Drivers list. In some cases, the value for this field might be manipulated to obtain the name of the driver file to load.

Driver File Naming on Microsoft Windows

On Microsoft Windows, the name of the driver file to load is generally obtained by appending .DLL to the value of the Library Name field. However, if the value of the Library Name field includes a period (.), then no manipulation of this value is performed to obtain the name of the driver file.

If you add a new custom driver file that has the extension .DLL, then you can provide a Library Name value in either of two ways:

  • The value can correspond exactly to the name of the operating system file. For example, for a file named driver.dll, you can enter driver.dll as the Library Name value. This approach is recommended.

  • The value can correspond to the name of the file but without the extension .DLL. For example, for a file named driver.dll, you can enter driver as the Library Name value.

Driver File Naming on UNIX

On UNIX, the name of the driver file to load is generally obtained by adding lib (without a space character) immediately before the value of the Library Name field and, appending .so to the value of the Library Name field. However, if the value of the Library Name field includes a period (.), then no manipulation of this value is performed to obtain the name of the driver file.

If you add a new custom driver file that starts with lib and has the extension .so, then you can provide a Library Name value in either of two ways:

  • The value can correspond exactly to the name of the operating system file. For example, for a file named libdriver.so, you can enter libdriver.so as the Library Name value. This approach is recommended.

  • The value can correspond to the name of the file but without the elements lib and .so. For example, for a file named libdriver.so, you can enter driver as the Library Name value.