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MkTypLib Command-Line Tool

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[The Mktyplib.exe tool is obsolete. Use the MIDL compiler instead. If you need backward compatibility with old Automation programs, use the MIDL compiler with the /mktyplib203 option.]

MkTypLib is a command-line application that processes an IDL file to produce a type library. It can also be used to generate a C or C++ header file.

To generate a type library from a ODL file:

  • From the command prompt, run the following command:

    **mktyplib **filename

    where filenameis the name of the ODL file.

MkTypLib also supports several optional parameters. For a complete list, run the following command line:

mktyplib /?

Because MkTypLib is an obsolete application, it cannot parse IDL files or files with interfaces defined outside of a library statement. For more information, see Differences Between MIDL and MkTypLib.

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