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+++ b/src/parallel_execution/helper_string.h	Mon Feb 13 18:23:29 2017 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,527 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 1993-2013 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Please refer to the NVIDIA end user license agreement (EULA) associated
+ * with this source code for terms and conditions that govern your use of
+ * this software. Any use, reproduction, disclosure, or distribution of
+ * this software and related documentation outside the terms of the EULA
+ * is strictly prohibited.
+ *
+ */
+
+// These are helper functions for the SDK samples (string parsing, timers, etc)
+#ifndef STRING_HELPER_H
+#define STRING_HELPER_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fstream.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(WIN64) || defined(_WIN64)
+#ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+#endif
+#ifndef STRCASECMP
+#define STRCASECMP  _stricmp
+#endif
+#ifndef STRNCASECMP
+#define STRNCASECMP _strnicmp
+#endif
+#ifndef STRCPY
+#define STRCPY(sFilePath, nLength, sPath) strcpy_s(sFilePath, nLength, sPath)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FOPEN
+#define FOPEN(fHandle,filename,mode) fopen_s(&fHandle, filename, mode)
+#endif
+#ifndef FOPEN_FAIL
+#define FOPEN_FAIL(result) (result != 0)
+#endif
+#ifndef SSCANF
+#define SSCANF sscanf_s
+#endif
+#ifndef SPRINTF
+#define SPRINTF sprintf_s
+#endif
+#else // Linux Includes
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+
+#ifndef STRCASECMP
+#define STRCASECMP  strcasecmp
+#endif
+#ifndef STRNCASECMP
+#define STRNCASECMP strncasecmp
+#endif
+#ifndef STRCPY
+#define STRCPY(sFilePath, nLength, sPath) strcpy(sFilePath, sPath)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FOPEN
+#define FOPEN(fHandle,filename,mode) (fHandle = fopen(filename, mode))
+#endif
+#ifndef FOPEN_FAIL
+#define FOPEN_FAIL(result) (result == NULL)
+#endif
+#ifndef SSCANF
+#define SSCANF sscanf
+#endif
+#ifndef SPRINTF
+#define SPRINTF sprintf
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef EXIT_WAIVED
+#define EXIT_WAIVED 2
+#endif
+
+// CUDA Utility Helper Functions
+inline int stringRemoveDelimiter(char delimiter, const char *string)
+{
+    int string_start = 0;
+
+    while (string[string_start] == delimiter)
+    {
+        string_start++;
+    }
+
+    if (string_start >= (int)strlen(string)-1)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return string_start;
+}
+
+inline int getFileExtension(char *filename, char **extension)
+{
+    int string_length = (int)strlen(filename);
+
+    while (filename[string_length--] != '.')
+    {
+        if (string_length == 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (string_length > 0) string_length += 2;
+
+    if (string_length == 0)
+        *extension = NULL;
+    else
+        *extension = &filename[string_length];
+
+    return string_length;
+}
+
+
+inline bool checkCmdLineFlag(const int argc, const char **argv, const char *string_ref)
+{
+    bool bFound = false;
+
+    if (argc >= 1)
+    {
+        for (int i=1; i < argc; i++)
+        {
+            int string_start = stringRemoveDelimiter('-', argv[i]);
+            const char *string_argv = &argv[i][string_start];
+
+            const char *equal_pos = strchr(string_argv, '=');
+            int argv_length = (int)(equal_pos == 0 ? strlen(string_argv) : equal_pos - string_argv);
+
+            int length = (int)strlen(string_ref);
+
+            if (length == argv_length && !STRNCASECMP(string_argv, string_ref, length))
+            {
+                bFound = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return bFound;
+}
+
+// This function wraps the CUDA Driver API into a template function
+template <class T>
+inline bool getCmdLineArgumentValue(const int argc, const char **argv, const char *string_ref, T *value)
+{
+    bool bFound = false;
+
+    if (argc >= 1)
+    {
+        for (int i=1; i < argc; i++)
+        {
+            int string_start = stringRemoveDelimiter('-', argv[i]);
+            const char *string_argv = &argv[i][string_start];
+            int length = (int)strlen(string_ref);
+
+            if (!STRNCASECMP(string_argv, string_ref, length))
+            {
+                if (length+1 <= (int)strlen(string_argv))
+                {
+                    int auto_inc = (string_argv[length] == '=') ? 1 : 0;
+                    *value = (T)atoi(&string_argv[length + auto_inc]);
+                }
+
+                bFound = true;
+                i=argc;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return bFound;
+}
+
+inline int getCmdLineArgumentInt(const int argc, const char **argv, const char *string_ref)
+{
+    bool bFound = false;
+    int value = -1;
+
+    if (argc >= 1)
+    {
+        for (int i=1; i < argc; i++)
+        {
+            int string_start = stringRemoveDelimiter('-', argv[i]);
+            const char *string_argv = &argv[i][string_start];
+            int length = (int)strlen(string_ref);
+
+            if (!STRNCASECMP(string_argv, string_ref, length))
+            {
+                if (length+1 <= (int)strlen(string_argv))
+                {
+                    int auto_inc = (string_argv[length] == '=') ? 1 : 0;
+                    value = atoi(&string_argv[length + auto_inc]);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    value = 0;
+                }
+
+                bFound = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (bFound)
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+inline float getCmdLineArgumentFloat(const int argc, const char **argv, const char *string_ref)
+{
+    bool bFound = false;
+    float value = -1;
+
+    if (argc >= 1)
+    {
+        for (int i=1; i < argc; i++)
+        {
+            int string_start = stringRemoveDelimiter('-', argv[i]);
+            const char *string_argv = &argv[i][string_start];
+            int length = (int)strlen(string_ref);
+
+            if (!STRNCASECMP(string_argv, string_ref, length))
+            {
+                if (length+1 <= (int)strlen(string_argv))
+                {
+                    int auto_inc = (string_argv[length] == '=') ? 1 : 0;
+                    value = (float)atof(&string_argv[length + auto_inc]);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    value = 0.f;
+                }
+
+                bFound = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (bFound)
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+inline bool getCmdLineArgumentString(const int argc, const char **argv,
+                                     const char *string_ref, char **string_retval)
+{
+    bool bFound = false;
+
+    if (argc >= 1)
+    {
+        for (int i=1; i < argc; i++)
+        {
+            int string_start = stringRemoveDelimiter('-', argv[i]);
+            char *string_argv = (char *)&argv[i][string_start];
+            int length = (int)strlen(string_ref);
+
+            if (!STRNCASECMP(string_argv, string_ref, length))
+            {
+                *string_retval = &string_argv[length+1];
+                bFound = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!bFound)
+    {
+        *string_retval = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return bFound;
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//! Find the path for a file assuming that
+//! files are found in the searchPath.
+//!
+//! @return the path if succeeded, otherwise 0
+//! @param filename         name of the file
+//! @param executable_path  optional absolute path of the executable
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+inline char *sdkFindFilePath(const char *filename, const char *executable_path)
+{
+    // <executable_name> defines a variable that is replaced with the name of the executable
+
+    // Typical relative search paths to locate needed companion files (e.g. sample input data, or JIT source files)
+    // The origin for the relative search may be the .exe file, a .bat file launching an .exe, a browser .exe launching the .exe or .bat, etc
+    const char *searchPath[] =
+    {
+        "./",                                       // same dir
+        "./<executable_name>_data_files/",
+        "./common/",                                // "/common/" subdir
+        "./common/data/",                           // "/common/data/" subdir
+        "./data/",                                  // "/data/" subdir
+        "./src/",                                   // "/src/" subdir
+        "./src/<executable_name>/data/",            // "/src/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./inc/",                                   // "/inc/" subdir
+        "./0_Simple/",                              // "/0_Simple/" subdir
+        "./1_Utilities/",                           // "/1_Utilities/" subdir
+        "./2_Graphics/",                            // "/2_Graphics/" subdir
+        "./3_Imaging/",                             // "/3_Imaging/" subdir
+        "./4_Finance/",                             // "/4_Finance/" subdir
+        "./5_Simulations/",                         // "/5_Simulations/" subdir
+        "./6_Advanced/",                            // "/6_Advanced/" subdir
+        "./7_CUDALibraries/",                       // "/7_CUDALibraries/" subdir
+        "./8_Android/",                             // "/8_Android/" subdir
+        "./samples/",                               // "/samples/" subdir
+
+        "./0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/",        // "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/",     // "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/",      // "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/",       // "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/",       // "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/",   // "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/",      // "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "./7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/",      // "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "./7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/", // "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+
+        "../",                                      // up 1 in tree
+        "../common/",                               // up 1 in tree, "/common/" subdir
+        "../common/data/",                          // up 1 in tree, "/common/data/" subdir
+        "../data/",                                 // up 1 in tree, "/data/" subdir
+        "../src/",                                  // up 1 in tree, "/src/" subdir
+        "../inc/",                                  // up 1 in tree, "/inc/" subdir
+
+        "../0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 1 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 1 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 1 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 1 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 1 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/",  // up 1 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 1 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/",// up 1 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../8_Android/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 1 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../samples/<executable_name>/data/",        // up 1 in tree, "/samples/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../",                                        // up 2 in tree
+        "../../common/",                                 // up 2 in tree, "/common/" subdir
+        "../../common/data/",                            // up 2 in tree, "/common/data/" subdir
+        "../../data/",                                   // up 2 in tree, "/data/" subdir
+        "../../src/",                                    // up 2 in tree, "/src/" subdir
+        "../../inc/",                                    // up 2 in tree, "/inc/" subdir
+        "../../sandbox/<executable_name>/data/",         // up 2 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/",        // up 2 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 2 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 2 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 2 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 2 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/",   // up 2 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 2 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/", // up 2 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../8_Android/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 2 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../samples/<executable_name>/data/",         // up 2 in tree, "/samples/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../",                                        // up 3 in tree
+        "../../../src/<executable_name>/",                  // up 3 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../src/<executable_name>/data/",             // up 3 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "../../../src/<executable_name>/src/",              // up 3 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/src/" subdir
+        "../../../src/<executable_name>/inc/",              // up 3 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/inc/" subdir
+        "../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/",              // up 3 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/data/",         // up 3 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/src/",          // up 3 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/src/" subdir
+        "../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/inc/",          // up 3 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/inc/" subdir
+        "../../../0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/",        // up 3 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 3 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 3 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 3 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 3 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/",   // up 3 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 3 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/", // up 3 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../8_Android/<executable_name>/data/",       // up 3 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../0_Simple/<executable_name>/",        // up 3 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/",     // up 3 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/",      // up 3 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/",       // up 3 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../4_Finance/<executable_name>/",       // up 3 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/",   // up 3 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/",      // up 3 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/", // up 3 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../8_Android/<executable_name>/",       // up 3 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../samples/<executable_name>/data/",         // up 3 in tree, "/samples/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../common/",                                 // up 3 in tree, "../../../common/" subdir
+        "../../../common/data/",                            // up 3 in tree, "../../../common/data/" subdir
+        "../../../data/",                                   // up 3 in tree, "../../../data/" subdir
+        "../../../../",                                // up 4 in tree
+        "../../../../src/<executable_name>/",          // up 4 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../src/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 4 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "../../../../src/<executable_name>/src/",      // up 4 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/src/" subdir
+        "../../../../src/<executable_name>/inc/",      // up 4 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/inc/" subdir
+        "../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/",      // up 4 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/data/", // up 4 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/src/",  // up 4 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/src/" subdir
+        "../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/inc/",   // up 4 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/inc/" subdir
+        "../../../../0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 4 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/",  // up 4 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/",   // up 4 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 4 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 4 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/",// up 4 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/",   // up 4 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/", // up 4 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../8_Android/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 4 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../0_Simple/<executable_name>/",     // up 4 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/",  // up 4 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/",   // up 4 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/",    // up 4 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../4_Finance/<executable_name>/",    // up 4 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/",// up 4 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/",   // up 4 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/", // up 4 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../8_Android/<executable_name>/",    // up 4 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../samples/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 4 in tree, "/samples/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../common/",                              // up 4 in tree, "../../../common/" subdir
+        "../../../../common/data/",                         // up 4 in tree, "../../../common/data/" subdir
+        "../../../../data/",                                // up 4 in tree, "../../../data/" subdir
+        "../../../../../",                                // up 5 in tree
+        "../../../../../src/<executable_name>/",          // up 5 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../src/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 5 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "../../../../../src/<executable_name>/src/",      // up 5 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/src/" subdir
+        "../../../../../src/<executable_name>/inc/",      // up 5 in tree, "/src/<executable_name>/inc/" subdir
+        "../../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/",      // up 5 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/data/", // up 5 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/data/" subdir
+        "../../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/src/",  // up 5 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/src/" subdir
+        "../../../../../sandbox/<executable_name>/inc/",   // up 5 in tree, "/sandbox/<executable_name>/inc/" subdir
+        "../../../../../0_Simple/<executable_name>/data/",     // up 5 in tree, "/0_Simple/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../1_Utilities/<executable_name>/data/",  // up 5 in tree, "/1_Utilities/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../2_Graphics/<executable_name>/data/",   // up 5 in tree, "/2_Graphics/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../3_Imaging/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 5 in tree, "/3_Imaging/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../4_Finance/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 5 in tree, "/4_Finance/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../5_Simulations/<executable_name>/data/",// up 5 in tree, "/5_Simulations/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../6_Advanced/<executable_name>/data/",   // up 5 in tree, "/6_Advanced/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/data/", // up 5 in tree, "/7_CUDALibraries/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../8_Android/<executable_name>/data/",    // up 5 in tree, "/8_Android/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../samples/<executable_name>/data/",      // up 5 in tree, "/samples/<executable_name>/" subdir
+        "../../../../../common/",                         // up 5 in tree, "../../../common/" subdir
+        "../../../../../common/data/",                    // up 5 in tree, "../../../common/data/" subdir
+    };
+
+    // Extract the executable name
+    std::string executable_name;
+
+    if (executable_path != 0)
+    {
+        executable_name = std::string(executable_path);
+
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(WIN64) || defined(_WIN64)
+        // Windows path delimiter
+        size_t delimiter_pos = executable_name.find_last_of('\\');
+        executable_name.erase(0, delimiter_pos + 1);
+
+        if (executable_name.rfind(".exe") != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            // we strip .exe, only if the .exe is found
+            executable_name.resize(executable_name.size() - 4);
+        }
+
+#else
+        // Linux & OSX path delimiter
+        size_t delimiter_pos = executable_name.find_last_of('/');
+        executable_name.erase(0,delimiter_pos+1);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    // Loop over all search paths and return the first hit
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof(searchPath)/sizeof(char *); ++i)
+    {
+        std::string path(searchPath[i]);
+        size_t executable_name_pos = path.find("<executable_name>");
+
+        // If there is executable_name variable in the searchPath
+        // replace it with the value
+        if (executable_name_pos != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            if (executable_path != 0)
+            {
+                path.replace(executable_name_pos, strlen("<executable_name>"), executable_name);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Skip this path entry if no executable argument is given
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+        printf("sdkFindFilePath <%s> in %s\n", filename, path.c_str());
+#endif
+
+        // Test if the file exists
+        path.append(filename);
+        FILE *fp;
+        FOPEN(fp, path.c_str(), "rb");
+
+        if (fp != NULL)
+        {
+            fclose(fp);
+            // File found
+            // returning an allocated array here for backwards compatibility reasons
+            char *file_path = (char *) malloc(path.length() + 1);
+            STRCPY(file_path, path.length() + 1, path.c_str());
+            return file_path;
+        }
+
+        if (fp)
+        {
+            fclose(fp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // File not found
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#endif