A reference to the dll could not be added

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The following worked for me:

Short answer

Run the following via command line (cmd):

TlbImp.exe cvextern.dll        //where cvextern.dll is your dll you want to fix.

And a valid dll will be created for you.

Longer answer

  • Open cmd

  • Find TlbImp.exe. Probably located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin. If you can’t find it go to your root folder (C:\ or D:) and run:

    dir tlbimp.exe /s              //this will locate the file.

  • Run tlbimp.exe and put your dll behind it. Example: If your dll is cvextern.dll. You can run:

    TlbImp.exe cvextern.dll
  • A new dll has been created in the same folder of tlbimp.exe. You can use that as reference in your project.

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