lib3ds_file_open returns null

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.I have installed the lib3ds library
2.I have put a .3ds file in my working directory
3.the relevant code snippet is
      lib3ds* model;
      model= lib3ds_file_open("hand.3ds")

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Instead of loading the model the pointer always returns null although the 
function is recognized by the IDE.


What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
lib3ds 2.0 with codeblocks 10.05 on windows 7 x64

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Feb 2014 at 11:25