Can't detect devices when running compiled app through command prompt

[Riva Farabi]

Hi there, I want to create a nodejs wrapper which include using small console program which look something like this

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            if (args.Length < 1)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("No valid argument.");
            }

            var arguments = new ExecArguments(args);
            var output = new Output();

            try
            {
                RGBSurface surface = RGBSurface.Instance;
                surface.LoadDevices(CoolerMasterDeviceProvider.Instance);
                surface.LoadDevices(CorsairDeviceProvider.Instance);
                surface.LoadDevices(LogitechDeviceProvider.Instance);
                surface.LoadDevices(RazerDeviceProvider.Instance);

                surface.AlignDevices();
                switch (arguments.action.ToLowerInvariant())
                {
                    case "--getdevices":
                        output.data = GetDevices(surface, arguments.deviceType);
                        break;
                    case "--setcolor":
                        output.data = SetColor(surface, arguments.color);
                        break;
                    default:
                        output.error = "No valid argument.";
                        break;
                }
                
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                output.error = e.ToString();
                output.data = null;
            }
            finally
            {
                Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(output));
            }
        }

Everything looks good when I run it through cmd (inside the program.exe directory) with something like ./program.exe --getDevices keyboard. The RGBSurface contains all my devices as expected.

But when I run it outside the program.exe directory, something like ./someFolder/moreFolder/program.exe --getDevices keyboard. I can't get my device listed.

Any idea how to solve this? thanks.

[DarthAffe]

Did you copy everything (especially the x86/x64 folder)? This issue sounds like the SDKs aren't correctly loaded in you other location.

[Riva Farabi]

yeah. that's the point. I recently tried copy both x86 and x64 folders into the directory where I try to run the .exe from and it worked. But there's a new issue, I have to copy both the folders to my node module whenever I try to access the .exe file.

[DarthAffe]

Well you can use the "PossibleX86NativePaths" and "PossibleX64NativePaths" properties to specify another location, but there's no way for it to work without having the SDK-dlls available.

[Riva Farabi]

Thanks man. finally got a lead

string exeDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);
CoolerMasterDeviceProvider.PossibleX64NativePaths.Add(exeDir + "\\x64\\CMSDK.dll");
CoolerMasterDeviceProvider.PossibleX86NativePaths.Add(exeDir + "\\x86\\CMSDK.dll");