Create an MFC DLL with AppWizard

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When you first create an MFC DLL, you use the MFC AppWizard (DLL version) to lead you through a series of dialog boxes in which you choose options for the architecture, features, and functions of your project.

The series is a branching path: you can move forward and backward through the steps and make changes to the options you have selected. Help is available for every option in the MFC AppWizard: right-click on the control for more information about each option.

To create an MFC DLL using AppWizard

1. On the File menu, click New and then click the Projects tab.

2. Specify the Project Name, Location, Workspace, Dependency, and Platforms options and then double-click the MFC AppWizard (dll) icon.

3. Complete the steps of the MFC AppWizard by choosing the appropriate options for your program. Click here for a step-by-step explanation of the MFC AppWizard.

4. Prepare your MFC program for use. Click here for more information.

Note   On the General tab of the Project Settings dialog box, you can alter your choice to use MFC in a shared DLL or in a static library. However, extension DLLs are designed to be used with the shared DLL version of MFC, and you should not change this setting for extension DLLs.

What do you want to know more about?

• DLLs

• The different kinds of DLLs available with Visual C++

• Files created when you create a new program

• Build settings generated for MFC DLLs

• Classes and functions AppWizard generates for MFC DLLs

• AppWizard language support for Far East languages

• Updating dependencies in a project