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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T01:04:02+00:00 2026-05-24T01:04:02+00:00

I have a VS2008 solution containing two C++ projects. One is a Win32/console .dll

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I have a VS2008 solution containing two C++ projects. One is a Win32/console .dll and the other is a tester program to test that dll, also a Win32 console app.

When I build the solution, even with a clean build and with the Debug Command set to the hardcoded path to the executable, trying to debug presents a messagebox saying,

“the specified file is an unrecognized or unsupported binary format”.

The program it is trying to execute is the source of tester.cpp.

Can someone suggest a cure? What information may I provide to help solve this problem?

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    2026-05-24T01:04:03+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 1:04 am

    Please make sure that your test application (it should be an executable: .exe) is the one you’re running and not the DLL. Set it as the “startup project” for example.

    You can do so from within your Solution Explorer by right-clicking the appropriate project and selecting “Set as startup project”.

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