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# How to set up dependencies with Visual Studio and Apryse SDK?

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If you are new to the Visual Studio development environment, follow along with these steps to set the dependencies for your project with Apryse SDK Correctly. In such a case it is recommended to use Visual Studio 2017 or 2019.

1. Open a new instance of Visual Studio. Go to the `File` menu and create a new project `File > New > Project...`You can also open the `New Project` dialog using `Ctrl + Shift + N`.
2. Click on `Visual C++` in the left navigation bar and Select `Windows Console Application`.
3. Set a name for the console application. This guide will call it `myapp`. Click on `OK`. This should generate a default console project and open a `.cpp` file for you in Visual Studio.

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1. Find the `Solution Explorer` to the right of the screen and right click on your project's name. At the bottom of the list, click on the `Properties` option. This will open a dialog that will allow you to define important variables to compile your project with PDFNet classes and methods.
2. In the Configuration properties in the left panel, expand the C/C++ menu. In General settings, find the `Additional Include Directories` field. Add the following path:You can open a dialog to do the same by clicking on the `Edit...` option from the drop down for this field.Click on `Apply`.

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```sh
PDFNET_BASE\Headers
```

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1. Now navigate to the Linker Menu below C/C++. In the Input settings, find the `Additional Dependencies` and replace the entry with:**Note:** For Steps 5 & 6, remember to replace `PDFNET_BASE` with the copied path on your clipboard.

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PDFNET_BASE\Lib\PDFNetC.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)
```

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1. Go back to your explorer and navigate to this directory:Copy the `PDFNetC.dll` file. Now find the output folder of the project and paste it there.By default, the path to your output folder will look similar to this:Remember to replace `User_Name` with the name of the current user.Alternatively, you can find your project by searching by its name in the Windows Search Bar.

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PDFNET_BASE\Lib\
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C:\Users\User_Name\source\repos\myapp\myapp
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