Import .lib file in vs 2019 not working for me

Question

i downloaded libvnc library and compiled it. Now i have vncclient.lib and vncserver.lib. How can i import in vs 19 ? I tried this way:

Property - Linker - Input and put in Additional Dependencies the folder of the .lib file. After in main i write this.

#pragma comment(lib, "vncclient.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "vncserver.lib")

if i compile program found the library but if i try some code like

#include <rfb.h>


int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    rfbScreenInfoPtr server = rfbGetScreen(&argc, argv, 400, 300, 8, 3, 4);
    server->frameBuffer = malloc(400 * 300 * 4);
    rfbInitServer(server);
    rfbRunEventLoop(server, -1, FALSE);

the compiler marks me as an error and cannot find the data, what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

"Additional dependencies" is for actual .lib files, if you want to add an entire path do it on either the "VC++ Directories" page or in the Linker->General page's "Additional library directries" line.

If you want this library to be available to all projects you build I suggest you add it to the user property page (available through the View->Other Windows->Property Manager menu item), expand the build configurations and select properties from the right click menu of the Microsoft.Cpp..User items.