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Asked: 2026-05-27T22:57:18+00:00

I need to add translation for an old VS C++ application. This application and

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I need to add translation for an old VS C++ application. This application and all the .lib files it implicitly links to are compiled by using MFC as Static Library.

To translate the app into other languages I need to include resource dll’s explicitly. I make use of the object CDynLinkLibrary defined in the #include <afxdll_.h>.

Now the problem is I get the error message fatal error C1189: #error : file must be compiled with _AFXDLL when I include the header afxdll_.h.

Changing my project to use MFC as a shared library is not an option due to many reasons. How can I work around with this limitations?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Instead of using CDynLinkLibrary, use LoadLibraryEx to load the DLL and call AfxSetResourceHandle to start using the resources from that DLL.

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