Shared Library Files

Programs that use network transports must be able to access Rendezvous shared library files (C libraries). Environment Variables for Shared Library Files details the environment variables that direct .NET applications to the Rendezvous installation directory. The installation directory must contain the required shared library files.

Environment Variables for Shared Library Files

Platform	Environment Variable
Windows	PATH must include \install_dir\bin The installation procedure sets this variable automatically.

IPM Library

A .NET program can use standard Rendezvous communication library or the IPM library.

To select between the standard Rendezvous communication library or the IPM library, modify the PATH variable according to Selecting the Communications Library.

Selecting the Communications Library

Library	Instructions
Standard Rendezvous Communications Library	Ensure that the subdirectory TIBCO_HOME\bin appears before TIBCO_HOME\bin\ipm in your PATH environment variable.
IPM Communications Library	Ensure that the subdirectory TIBCO_HOME\bin\ipm appears before TIBCO_HOME\bin in your PATH environment variable.

Existing Rendezvous applications that use the standard shared library do not require modifications in order to use the IPM library instead.