LIB file not being generated in DLL project

[ferrad1]

I have a base DLL project test_lib.vfproj which successfully creates a DLL and LIB file in the output directory.  I created a cut down project test2_lib.vfproj, by copying the test_lib vfproj file, and edited the vfproj file to rename all occurrences of test_lib to test2_lib, and rebuilt test2_lib.vfproj.  However test2_lib.lib is not created (the DLL is).  The command line has /IMPLIB:"F:\Proj\tmp\test2_lib\Debug\x64\test2_lib.lib" which is where the DLL is built too.

Any idea why is the LIB not being built?

[Arjen_Markus · Accepted solution]

Yes, you need to explicitly export one or more routines from the library via a compiler directive:

!DEC$ ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: routinename

This appears after the subroutine or function statement.

[ferrad1]

aah yes, of course, thank you!