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[C/C++] How to add external library to Visual Studio 2010 (pgrflycapture, pointgrey)

I usually use to compile my C/C++ files under Linux by using g++ and by adding libraries reference from command line.

At the moment, i have to compile and build a Visual Studio 2010 Premium project and I do not know how to add external libraries because I never used it.

I have to compile a PointGrey project in order to acquire images from my pointgrey firewire camera and i'm trying to compile a working project downloaded from the pointgrey website.

The problem is that VS gives me this error:

1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'pgrflycapture.lib'

Cpp source file are in:
C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\include
C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\include\FC1
C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\include\C

Library file are in:
C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\lib
C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\lib\FC1
C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\lib\C

So, in VS, I modified the configuration in this way:

In Additional Include Directories (C/C++, General tab), I added:

C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\lib\C;C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\lib\FC1;C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\lib;C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\FlyCapture2\include\FC1;..\..\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)

In Additional Dependencies, there was already specified: pgrflycapture.lib

Can you help me to understand how to add the library reference, please?

I've attached some screenshots.
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ichigokurosaki

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Thanks a lot, jkr, as always your suggestion was correct!

Now, VS is able to find the libraries!

Unfortunately, it gives me this error:

1> File not found - MultipleCameraWriteToDiskEx.exe
1> 0 File copiati
1>C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(113,5): error MSB3073: The command "xcopy /f/y "C:\Users\Rocco\Downloads\MultipleCameraWritetoDiskEx\Debug\MultipleCameraWriteToDiskEx.exe" ..\..\bin
1>C:\Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(113,5): error MSB3073: :VCEnd" exited with code 4.
1>
1>Build FAILED.

Why this happens?
VS seems to be a little bit difficult to use for me!
I feel more comfortable with unix :(

ichigokurosaki

ASKER

I solved it!

It's was a path problem!

Thanks a lot, jkr!

ichigokurosaki

ASKER

perfect suggestion like always!

jkr

Thank you ;o)

Good that you sorted the last issue out.

jkr

Oh, one little correction, make that

#ifdef _MSC_VER // MS copilers only!
#pragma comment(lib,"mylib.lib")
#pragma comment(linker,"/LIBPATH:[PATH]")
#endif

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ichigokurosaki

ASKER

Thanks again! :)

I'll add this tip to my notes in order to remember it! :)