NAME
    OpenLibrary -- gain access to a library

SYNOPSIS
    library = OpenLibrary(libName, version)
    D0                    A1       D0

    struct library *openlibrary(strptr, ulong);

FUNCTION
    This function returns a pointer to a library that was previously
    installed into the system.  If the requested library is exists, and
    if the library version is greater than or equal to the requested
    version, then the open will succeed.

    The device may exist in memory, or on disk; this is transparent to
    the opendevice caller.  only processes are allowed to call
    OpenLibrary (since OpenLibrary may in turn call dos.library).

    A full path name for the library name is legitimate.  For example
    "wp:libs/wp.library".  This allows the use of custom libraries
    without requiring the user to copy the library into the system's
    LIBS: directory.

NOTES
    All calls to OpenLibrary should have matching calls to CloseLibrary!

    Libraries on disk cannot be opened until after DOS has been
    started.

    As of V36 tasks can safely call OpenLibrary, though DOS may open
    system requesters (e.g., asking the user to insert the Workbench
    disk if LIBS: is not online).  You must call this function from a
    DOS process if you want to turn off dos requesters.

INPUTS
    libName - the name of the library to open

    version - the version of the library required.

RESULTS
    library - a library pointer for a successful open, else zero

BUGS
    AmigaDOS file names are not case sensitive, but Exec lists are. If
    the library name is specified in a different case than it exists on
    disk, unexpected results may occur.

    Prior to V36, tasks could not make OpenLibrary calls requiring disk
    access (since tasks are not allowed to make dos.library calls).
    Now OpenLibrary is protected from tasks.

    The version number of the resident tag in disk based library must
    match the version number of the library, or V36 may fail to load it.

SEE ALSO
    closelibrary