/IDLOUT (Name MIDL Output Files)
/IDLOUT:[path\]filename
Parameters
path
An absolute or relative path specification. By specifying a path, you affect only the location of an .idl file; all other files are placed in the project directory.
filename
Specifies the name of the .idl file created by the MIDL compiler. No file extension is assumed; specify filename.idl if you want an .idl extension.
Remarks
The /IDLOUT option specifies the name and extension of the .idl file.
The MIDL compiler is called by the MSVC linker when linking projects that have the module attribute.
/IDLOUT also specifies the file names of the other output files associated with the MIDL compiler:
filename.tlb
filename_p.c
filename_i.c
filename.h
filename is the parameter that you pass to /IDLOUT. If /TLBOUT is specified, the .tlb file will get its name from /TLBOUT filename.
If you specify neither /IDLOUT nor /TLBOUT, the linker will create vc70.tlb, vc70.idl, vc70_p.c, vc70_i.c, and vc70.h.
To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment
Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.
Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Embedded IDL property page.
Modify the Merge IDL Base File Name property.
To set this linker option programmatically
See also
MSVC linker reference
MSVC Linker Options
/IGNOREIDL (Don't Process Attributes into MIDL)
/MIDL (Specify MIDL Command Line Options)
Building an Attributed Program