ignoreidl-don-t-process-attributes-into-midl.md

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/IGNOREIDL (Don't Process Attributes into MIDL)

/IGNOREIDL

Remarks

The /IGNOREIDL option specifies that any IDL attributes in source code should not be processed into an .idl file.

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.

2. Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Embedded IDL property page.

3. Modify the Ignore Embedded IDL property.

To set this linker option programmatically

• See xref:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.IgnoreEmbeddedIDL%2A.

See also

MSVC linker reference
MSVC Linker Options
/IDLOUT (Name MIDL Output Files)
/TLBOUT (Name .TLB File)
/MIDL (Specify MIDL Command Line Options)
Building an Attributed Program