c++ - Linking dll in Visual Studio

Question

How can I add a .dll in Visual Studio 2010? I just cannot find the option there.

Answer 1

On Windows you do not link with a .dll file directly – you must use the accompanying .lib file instead. To do that go to Project -> Properties -> Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Additional Dependencies and add path to your .lib as a next line.

You also must make sure that the .dll file is either in the directory contained by the %PATH% environment variable or that its copy is in Output Directory (by default, this is DebugRelease under your project's folder).

If you don't have access to the .lib file, one alternative is to load the .dll manually during runtime using WINAPI functions such as LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress.