"File not found" Error even when provided correct PDB path.

[notnotmelon]

Hi,

This application fails to read any PDB files with either of the following commands

pdbex * factorio.pdb -o factorio.h

pdbex * ./factorio.pdb -o factorio.h

After reading the source code, I realized that this application depends on a msdia140.dll file.
Adding this file directly into the working directory seems to be a workaround for the issue.

However the error message instead implies that the application cannot find the .pdb file.
I recommend either removing the dependency on msdia140.dll or improving the error message.

[hodor]

From the looks of it, this is an old issue, to confirm you need to get the msdia140.dll from the repo and add it on the same folder.

[thecatontheceiling]

Adding the DLL to the same folder did not work for me. I am 100% certain the PDB filename is correct.

[apaly]

The latest prebuilt release is dated January 31, 2020, but the fix was done on June 18, 2025. However, there was no release for this fix. Hence, you need to build from source code to get the latest fix.