Help on library required designed in VC7.0

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I have a library(.lib) file which is designed in Visual Studio 2002(7.0) using MFC7.0. Now I need to link that library From Visual Studio 2003 (7.1) using MFC 7.1 and call functions from that library. While trying to link the library, I am getting this error: "Unable to open file : mfc70d.lib".This is understandable that the library refers the files of version 7.0. My question is: How can I link the library from VS 7.1 and call the functions. It would be a great help if anybody could tell me how can I do that?

Thanks in advance.

Posted 2-Jan-11 23:44pm

Pallab_GT

Updated 2-Jan-11 23:49pm

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 3-Jan-11 6:00am

If you had the source code for that lib, the easiest way to go would be to rebuild it using the "newer" version of VS.

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Espen Harlinn · Answer 1 · 2011-01-03T00:00:00

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It depends - I can only assume that you don't have the source code for the library. You can try, if you are really desparate, the following:

Export object files from the lib file.
disassemble trying one of the tools from Fee Disassemblers[^] that seems to fit the requirements.

alter embedded library references, and assemble and rebuid your library.

Will it work? I haven't the faintest idea ...

Another approach would be to export the functionality from your VS2002 library as a dll with a flat c - not c++ api.

Best of luck
Espen Harlinn

Posted 3-Jan-11 0:00am

Espen Harlinn

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Pallab_GT 3-Jan-11 6:14am

Hi Harlinn.
Could you tell me how do i export the functions as a dll with flat c api?

Espen Harlinn 3-Jan-11 6:31am

Here is something: http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/mixing-c-and-cpp.html
and: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a90k134d(v=vs.80).aspx

The c/c++ version of this project,http://site.icu-project.org/, provides a c api to functionality implemented in c++.
Good luck

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 3-Jan-11 8:07am

Thanks for the link to the disassemblers! 5+