# How to add \*.dll or \*.lib into project C++ for Cmake of visual studio IDE ?

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**Created:** [February 19, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/how-to-add-dll-or-lib-into-project-c-for-cmake-of-visual-studio-ide/654 "2020-02-19T03:02:30Z")
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#### Post date: [February 24, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/how-to-add-dll-or-lib-into-project-c-for-cmake-of-visual-studio-ide/654/3 "2020-02-24T14:11:35Z")

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I’m not particularly familiar with `#import`.

@Dung_Le_Quang if you add the needed files to the project by hand in the IDE and save, what content is added to the `.vcxproj` file?

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