Separate folder for output DLLs from subprojects

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Hi all!
This is santosh. I wante to devide a big MFC project into a couple of smaller DLL projects. I was successful in this but now I want to have a seaparate folder called dll in my application where all the all the DLLs from the subprojects are placed.

Can anybody give me guidance in how to achieve this.

For more information please review my original question: Dll implementation :sigh: :sigh:

Thanks in advance!

Posted 27-Feb-11 18:19pm

santosh dhanawade

Updated 27-Feb-11 20:02pm

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 28-Feb-11 2:03am

Edited for grammar, speeling, clarity and conciser title.

[no name] 28-Feb-11 3:10am

thanks for editing my question and give such good meaning

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Olivier Levrey · Answer 1 · 2011-02-27T22:35:00

You may use one of these options:

1- for each project, change the target dll.
In the project properties, select the Linker options, then General, and change the "Output File" box. Be careful to change this for all configurations (not only Release or Debug).
Just be aware that changing this might change the .lib destination folder as well, so you might have to change the linking options for the projects which need to import the .lib files.
For your information, the destination .lib can be found under Linker, Advanced, "Import Library"

2- for each project, add a Post-Build Event to copy the required files to the destination folder you want.
In the project properties, select the Build Events options, then Post-Build Event, and edit the "Command Line" box. Add something like

copy "$(TargetPath)" "yourDestinationFolder"

You may optionnaly add a description. This description will be displayed in the output window during the compilation.
Be careful to change this for all configurations (not only Release or Debug).
With this solution, .dll and .lib files are not changed.

Olivier Levrey · Answer 2 · 2011-03-01T01:30:00

If you link your exe to the dlls statically (with .lib files), then the only possibility to make windows search your dlls in the directory you want is to modify the PATH environment variable and add your directory there.

If you load dynamically the dlls, then you can tell windows to search in other folders with the SetDllDirectory function. See this for more information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686203(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

And also have a look to this link to understand how dlls are searched and loaded when your application starts or when you are loading them dynamically:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682586(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

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