How to make Visual Studio copy a DLL file to the output directory?
dll, visual-c++, visual-studio
Solution
Use a post-build action in your project, and add the commands to copy the offending DLL. The post-build action are written as a batch script.
The output directory can be referenced as `$(OutDir)`. The project directory is available as `$(ProjDir)`. Try to use relative pathes where applicable, so that you can copy or move your project folder without breaking the post-build action.
Problem
I have a Visual Studio C++ project that relies on an external DLL file. How can I make Visual Studio copy this DLL file automatically into the output directory (debug/release) when I build the project?