/NOENTRY (No Entry Point)

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/NOENTRY

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The /NOENTRY option is required for creating a resource-only DLL that contains no executable code. For more information, see Creating a Resource-Only DLL.

Use this option to prevent LINK from linking a reference to _main into the DLL.

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Setting Visual C++ Project Properties.

  2. Select the Linker folder.

  3. Select the Advanced property page.

  4. Modify the No Entry Point property.

To set this linker option programmatically

See Also

Reference

Setting Linker Options

Linker Options

Concepts

Creating a Resource-Only DLL