visual studio 2015 is not linking to additional dependecies

Question

Hi,

I am trying to link to *.lib from visual studio console application. I updated the below;

1. additional dependencies

2. additional library directories

3. Link Library dependencies as "yes"

But still it is throwing error saying "unresolved external symbol".

Can anyone pls help me?

Thanks,

Boobalakrishnan S

Answer 1

Hi Boobalakrishnan S,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

Refer to your description, your issue is about the C++ development. Since our forum is to discuss the VS IDE, I will help you move this thread to the appropriate forum: Visual Studio Languages >  Visual C++ to seek for a more professional support, thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,

Sara

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Answer 2

Hi Boobalakrishnan S,

thanks for posting here.

There has many possible reasons about this error. For a list of these reasons and solutions, please refer to this link below.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/799kze2z.aspx

So please provide more information about your issue and your vs version. So that we could find the root cause of this problem.

Best Regards,

Sera Yu

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Answer 3

Hi Boobalakrishnan S,

Has your case been solved?

If it has, pleas help to mark answers. If not, just feel free to contact us.

Your understanding and cooperation will be grateful.

Best Regards,
Sera Yu

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