Re: Looking for information on how to properly use dll's

From:

"Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]" <rbv@nospam.nospam>

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microsoft.public.vc.language

Date:

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:26:53 -0600

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<dwessell@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5b85aaba-32a5-4bbe-9c6a-a067f1bdff2a@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...

Do I add that in the Project Properties under Linker->Input-

Additional Dependencies?

I'm guessing I have it in the wrong field.. As when I try and compile
using the Shared MFC or Static MFC option I start getting:

From the errors below, you tried to create a "C++/CLI Windows Forms
Application". Try again with an MFC application, add your files, and
everything should work better.

All the errors below are in the wizard-generated code which assumes you are
using .NET

Error 1 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '<class-head>'
c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\email.h 7
Error 2 error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++
does not support default-int c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my
documents\visual studio 2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\email.h 7
Error 3 error C2871: 'System' : a namespace with this name does not
exist c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 14
Error 4 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 15
Error 5 error C2871: 'ComponentModel' : a namespace with this name
does not exist c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual
studio 2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 15
Error 6 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 16
Error 7 error C2871: 'Collections' : a namespace with this name does
not exist c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual
studio 2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 16
Error 8 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 17
Error 9 error C2871: 'Forms' : a namespace with this name does not
exist c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 17
Error 10 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 18
Error 11 error C2871: 'Data' : a namespace with this name does not
exist c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 18
Error 12 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 19
Error 13 error C2871: 'Drawing' : a namespace with this name does not
exist c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 19
Error 14 error C2059: syntax error : 'public' c:\documents and settings
\dwessell\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho
v2.0\Form1.h 30
Error 15 error C2059: syntax error : 'public' c:\documents and settings
\dwessell\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho
v2.0\Form1.h 30
Error 16 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 30
Error 17 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{' c:
\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 31
Error 18 error C2447: '{' : missing function header (old-style formal
list?) c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\Form1.h 31
Error 19 error C2337: 'STAThreadAttribute' : attribute not found c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 17
Error 20 error C2065: 'array' : undeclared identifier c:\Documents and
Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho
v2.0\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 18
Error 21 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 18
Error 22 error C2065: 'String' : undeclared identifier c:\Documents
and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho
v2.0\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 18
Error 23 error C2059: syntax error : '>' c:\Documents and Settings
\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho
v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 18
Error 24 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{' c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 19
Error 25 error C2447: '{' : missing function header (old-style formal
list?) c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0.cpp 19
Error 26 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '<class-head>'
c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my documents\visual studio
2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\email.h 7
Error 27 error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++
does not support default-int c:\documents and settings\dwessell\my
documents\visual studio 2005\projects\tycho v2.0\tycho v2.0\email.h 7
Error 28 error C2871: 'System' : a namespace with this name does not
exist c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 3
Error 29 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 4
Error 30 error C2871: 'Reflection' : a namespace with this name does
not exist c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual
Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 4
Error 31 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 5
Error 32 error C2871: 'CompilerServices' : a namespace with this name
does not exist c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual
Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 5
Error 33 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 6
Error 34 error C2871: 'InteropServices' : a namespace with this name
does not exist c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual
Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 6
Error 35 error C2653: 'System' : is not a class or namespace name c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 7
Error 36 error C2871: 'Permissions' : a namespace with this name does
not exist c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual
Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 7
Error 37 error C2337: 'AssemblyTitleAttribute' : attribute not found c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 14
Error 38 error C2337: 'AssemblyDescriptionAttribute' : attribute not
found c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 15
Error 39 error C2337: 'AssemblyConfigurationAttribute' : attribute not
found c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 16
Error 40 error C2337: 'AssemblyCompanyAttribute' : attribute not found
c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 17
Error 41 error C2337: 'AssemblyProductAttribute' : attribute not found
c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 18
Error 42 error C2337: 'AssemblyCopyrightAttribute' : attribute not
found c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 19
Error 43 error C2337: 'AssemblyTrademarkAttribute' : attribute not
found c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 20
Error 44 error C2337: 'AssemblyCultureAttribute' : attribute not found
c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 21
Error 45 error C2337: 'AssemblyVersionAttribute' : attribute not found
c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 34
Error 46 error C2337: 'ComVisible' : attribute not found c:\Documents
and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Tycho
v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 36
Error 47 error C2337: 'CLSCompliantAttribute' : attribute not found c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 38
Error 48 error C2337: 'SecurityPermission' : attribute not found c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 40
Error 49 error C2653: 'SecurityAction' : is not a class or namespace
name c:\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 40
Error 50 error C2065: 'RequestMinimum' : undeclared identifier c:
\Documents and Settings\dwessell\My Documents\Visual Studio
2005\Projects\Tycho v2.0\Tycho v2.0\AssemblyInfo.cpp 40

Looks like you need to add the [Advapi32.lib] library.

Cheers, & hth.,

- Alf

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