Using DLL's in Visual Studio 2010 C++ project

Question

I am trying to use a DLL in a Visual Studio 2010 C++ project . I followed the directions here but http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235636(v=vs.80).aspx I cannot seem to add references to my project.

When I open add reference there is no way for me to add any references, as shown below.

What am I doing wrong here?

Answer 1

The problem here (I think) is that you didn't "add to solution" when creating the project that will utilize the dll file.

edit: or you might have forgotten to compile your dll

Answer 2

You are using the wrong version of the tutorial. It is created for Visual Studio 2005 and you are using Visual Studio 2010. This is the correct version.