I'm just starting out on Windows. Which library file should I link my application with to use the OSS API functions?

If you wish to link statically with Microsoft and OSS code, you must use the /MT VC++ compiler option and link with soeddefa.lib for the space-optimized runtime or with toedcode.lib for the time-optimized runtime.

If you wish to link dynamically with Microsoft but statically with the OSS code, you must use the /MD VC++ compiler option and link with soeddemd.lib for the space-optimized runtime, or with toedcomd.lib for the time-optimized runtime. Additionally for the time-optimized case toedcomd.lib), you must #define ONE_DLL and make sure that _WINDOWS is not #defined in your project. See the answer to this question for more information: I am having problems using the time-optimized static library, toedcomd.lib. What might be wrong?

If you wish to link dynamically with both the Microsoft and OSS code, you must use the /MD VC++ compiler option and link with ossapi.lib for the space-optimized runtime, or with ossapit.lib for the time-optimized runtime. Additionally for the time-optimized cased, you must make sure that _WINDOWS is not #defined in your project. The same FAQ mentioned above, I am having problems using the time-optimized static library, toedcomd.lib. What might be wrong?, has more information.

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