Including Dynamic Link Library (*.dll) Files

It is possible to include Dynamic Link Library (*.dll) files when building projects, although links to these files must be provided by way of an Import Library (*.lib) file.  In other words, it is the import library file, which must be directly linked to in the exact manner as is described for linking static library files in the Resources Branch topic.

 

There are however, a couple of extra considerations when linking dynamic link libraries: