Tools for inspecting .lib files?

Question

I\'m evaluating some underdocumented software. When I build a sample project, I\'m getting a linker error that looks like:

error LNK2019: unresolved external symbo         


        

Answer 1

More than one thing can be your problem here. I'm not sure looking in the lib file will be the best way to solve it, IMHO... However, the DUMPBIN.exe is probably the tool you're looking for. Use it from the command line, but make sure your paths are set, or use the "Visual Studio Command Prompt" that VS installs for you in your VS start menu.