PRB: LNK1181: Cannot Open Input File "ExchSDKd.Lib"

ID: Q187662

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When building one of the Exchange SDK samples, the following error may occur:

   LNK1181: cannot open input file "ExchSDKd.Lib"

CAUSE

When building samples from the command line, the default is to build debug versions of the samples. However, only the release version of the Exchange SDK library is shipped.

RESOLUTION

There are two ways to resolve the problem:

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For information about rebuilding the Exchange SDK library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q187661
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Rebuilding the Exchange SDK Library

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbMsg kbEDK kbdse
Technology        : kbMsg kbEDK
Version           : WINDOWS:5.5
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 12, 1998