VCMidlTool.MkTypLibCompatible Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to force compatibility with mktyplib.exe version 2.03.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property MkTypLibCompatible As Boolean
bool MkTypLibCompatible { get; set; }
property bool MkTypLibCompatible {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}
abstract MkTypLibCompatible : bool with get, set
function get MkTypLibCompatible () : boolean 
function set MkTypLibCompatible (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if it forces compatibility with mktyplib.exe; otherwise, false.

Remarks

MkTypLibCompatible exposes the functionality of the /mktyplib203 MIDL option.

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the MkTypLibCompatible property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

[Visual Basic]

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCMidlTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCMIDLTool")
        tool.MkTypLibCompatible = True
    End Sub
End Module

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

VCMidlTool Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace