openNURBS as a static library

openNURBS
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Hi. It’s first post to this forum.
Many thanks to your many sophisticated technical forum.

I just want to connect the openNURBS toolkit as simplified configuration.(static library(.lib) + header(.h))
I use Visual Studio C++ express 2010(VC++) as compiler and editor,
and I’d like to bind all the openNURBS programs to a static library(.lib) and their header files(.h).

I have challenged the operations below
(1)Downloading openNURBS from http://www.rhino3d.com/opennurbs
(2)Compiling “build_opennurbs_vs2010.sln” with VC++ as static lib(at the same time, built zlib)
(3)Linking “directory” and “opennurbs_staticlib.lib” as additionl dependency to example.
(4)Linking the "include"directory
(5)Build

However, it cant be succeed. I also read the article http://wiki.mcneel.com/developer/opennurbs/linkingpragma
How can we build the static library and link to the library from custom programs?
Please tell us more detailing helps, advices.

Thank you in advance.

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What does this mean? Are you getting an error when building openNURBS?

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Ah, I see you are using the Express edition of VC++. I don’t believe it comes with the Microsoft Platform SDK, which might be a problem. I don’t have that version of VC++ installed here, but perhaps this is helpful:

http://wiki.mcneel.com/developer/opennurbs/vsexpress2008

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Hi dale.
Thank you for your fast helpful reply.

It means it might be a problem about
setting way to built that is linking my custom program to static lib and zlib

I will try your solutions after that.

If It can’t, I will tell you the error messages adding more detail.