Ensure program runs as 32 bit, fix window layout, start as maximized

NativeDllTester/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -5,14 +5,31 @@
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:NativeDllTester"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
-        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
+        Title="Native Dll Tester" Height="450" Width="800"
+        WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
+        WindowState="Maximized">
     <Grid>
-        <TextBox Name="FilePath" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="10,10,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="550" />
-        <Button Content="Browse" Click="OnBrowse" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="565,13,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75"/>
-        <Button Content="Load" Click="OnLoad" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="645,13,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75"/>
-        <TextBox Name="ErrorCode" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="82,38,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="478" IsReadOnly="True"/>
-        <Label Content="Error code:" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,35,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
-        <TextBox Name="ErrorMessage" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="94" Margin="10,66,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="550" IsReadOnly="True"/>
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
+        <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Mod dll:"/>
+        <TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Name="FilePath" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
+        <Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Content="Browse" Click="OnBrowse"/>
+
+
+        <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Content="Error code:"/>
+        <TextBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Name="ErrorCode" TextWrapping="Wrap" IsReadOnly="True"/>
+        <Button Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" Content="Load" Click="OnLoad"/>
+
+        <TextBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Name="ErrorMessage" TextWrapping="Wrap" IsReadOnly="True"/>
     </Grid>
 </Window>

NativeDllTester/NativeDllTester.csproj

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>

NativeDllTester/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("NativeDllTester")]
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Sam Vanheer")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("NativeDllTester")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2019")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2023")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.1.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.1.0.0")]

README.md

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 This is a small tool to get the error code returned by `LoadLibrary` when it fails to load a library.
 
-Enter the path to the dll or click Browse to select it, then click Load
-
-If an error occurs, the `Error Code` field contains the native error code
-
+1. Place the executable in your Half-Life directory
+2. Launch the program
+3. Enter the path to the dll or click Browse to select it, then click Load
+4. If an error occurs, the `Error Code` field contains the native error code.
 The translated error message is displayed in the field below
 
-Error messages are translated by C#'s `Win32Exception` class, so it can't be displayed in English
+Error messages are translated by C#'s `Win32Exception` class, so it can't be displayed in English.
 
-See the [List of Error Codes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/debug/system-error-codes) to find the corresponding name and description in English
+See the [List of Error Codes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/debug/system-error-codes) to find the corresponding name and description in English.