MIDL (Microsoft Interface Definition Language) is a text-based interface description language by Microsoft, based on the DCE/RPC IDL which it extends for use with the Microsoft Component Object Model. Its compiler is also called MIDL.
Questions tagged [midl]
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How do I invoke the MIDL compiler to generate a .TLB file (type library) from an .IDL file?
I am struggling with something seemingly super-simple: I'd like to use the MIDL compiler to generate a type library (.tlb file) from a .idl file. However, I just can't get MIDL to generate a .tlb file.
This is my Foo.idl:
import…
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MIDL compile error: enum with "cy"
I have a simple IDL file which contains only one enum. One of the identifiers is cy.
[
uuid(2642345F-F2AB-3600-8926-26E823800902),
version(1.0),
]
library MyLib
{
typedef[ uuid(a0b0aa7b-345f-4b3a-b88f-d6cdd048e205) ]
enum Codes
{
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MIDL changes the Interface name
I have a COM dll , which is consumed by .NET applications using COM Inter-op.
In one of the CoClasses , there is an Interface called IT6TrackData and it has one get property called TrackData
From the IDL file:
Interface IT6TrackData
{
[propget,…
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Midl compiler error: 2214
I've some problem with a project (an OCX): when I try to compile in release mode compilation stops with this message:
"1>C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V120\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(1178,5):
error MSB6006: "midl.exe"…
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How to produce both x86 and x64 code using MIDL?
How can I generate the code for both x86 and x64 using MIDL?
I've created an IDL file in Visual Studio 2010, and when I compile the product as in x86 mode and afterwards in x64 I've got to "touch" the IDL file so it will regenerate the code relevant…
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MIDL CoClass derived from Interface defined in the same file
Why can't I define an Interface in an idl file and then have a CoClass derive it in a library block within the same file when I am deriving said Interface from an Interface that I have defined in another Proxy Server project?
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object,
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Is there a way with MIDL to turn off C-style headers generation?
I have a simple .IDL file (iface.idl) which describes an IUnknown based interface:
import "unknwn.idl";
[
uuid(80DFDD28-F033-431e-B027-CDD2078FC78A)
]
interface ISunPathCalc : IUnknown {
HRESULT Square([in, out] long * pVal);
HRESULT…
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How to use midlrt.exe to compile .idl to .winmd?
Background: I need to build a Windows Runtime Component as part of a system that's set up to use CMake to generate its build system. As a preparatory step I'm trying to build it on the command line.
Starting with a bare-bones .idl file…
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How to get the Interface ID (IID, i.e. the GUID) of an interface when importing a WinRT winmd?
Short version
How to you get the interface identifier (IID) for an interface from a *.winmd file when using IMetadataImport?
e.g. Windows.Globalization.ICalendar: {CA30221D-86D9-40FB-A26B-D44EB7CF08EA}
Longer Version
A good example is…
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Creating an IDL file from a DLL
I'm working on a VB6 graphical interface that make use of a DLL generated from a C code that makes use of __declspec(thread) variables. The problem is that because of a known limitation, it is not possible to dynamically link this dll in the VB6…
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What is a composable runtime class?
I'm experimenting with creating a simple xaml appilcation using C++/WinRT.
I come from a WPF background where it is pretty common to have a base class
that implements INotifyPropertyChanged and have other classes inherit from it.
When I try to do…
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Any way to resolve C4772 errors without having to register DLLs?
I am maintaining a VS2010 project which has a number of cross-referenced COM libraries. I am trying to configure the project in such a way that it is buildable from a random workstation which has VS2010 installed. The workstation could be both 32…
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Issues Using Midl to create a .tlb from .idl "expecting a type specification"
I have been having a prolonged encounter with the beast known as COM Interop...
I am currently trying to generate a .tlb from a .idl file generated by the OLE/COM Object Viewer. However when trying to run Midl.exe to compile it I get an…
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Missing 'ammintrin.h' when compiling Hadoop on Windows?
UPDATE-2
I have updated the Windows SDK compilers and now have reduced the errors to 2.
c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\intrin.h(26): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ammintrin.h': No such file or…
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midl cannot find C preprocessor cl.exe
I am trying to compile my arith.idl file with midl. I am running windows 7 pro.
Here is the command I launch in a powershell prompt:
PS> 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\midl.exe' .\arith.idl
Microsoft (R) 32b/64b MIDL…
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