How to Create C DLL using Visual Studio 2012

Question

I've been doing all of my development using C# in Visual Studio, first 2010 and now 2012. I need to create a DLL using C language for the project I'm working on. Only when I do File | New Project, I can't find an option for creating a DLL using C.

How do you do this?

Solution

It's under File / New / Project / Templates / Visual C++ / Win32 / Win32 Project. Follow the wizard, and you'll be offered "DLL" on the second page.

(This is with Visual Studio 2012 - some of the wording may differ in other versions.)

Comments

[Joe]

@RichieHindle The path (especially the Visual ++ part) suggests that this is true for creating a C++ DLL. Would you follow the same instruction if you specifically wanted a C DLL?

[RichieHindle]

@Joe: Those instructions will get you a C++ DLL in the sense that some C++ files will be created for you, but there's nothing stopping you from adding C files to the project, and/or removing the original C++ files.