which dlls are being used?

please forgive my windows ignorance,

Is there an application which can show me which dlls an executable is attempting to use (name, path)

I'm assuming this can be done via static analysis of executable 开发者_开发百科and/or when the executable is running by examining system calls

Use process monitor

Try Dependency Walker.

Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules. For each module found, it lists all the functions that are exported by that module, and which of those functions are actually being called by other modules. Another view displays the minimum set of required files, along with detailed information about each file including a full path to the file, base address, version numbers, machine type, debug information, and more.

Dependency Walker.

Dependency walker

It's fabulous, and lets you see the hierarchy of dependent DLL's. It also shows you functions that the DLL exports. I've even used it to solve mysterious Error 127 problems.

http://www.dependencywalker.com/