Automatic Loading of Windows SDK Import Libraries
All of the Windows SDK functions are in DLLs. LabWindows/CVI and external compilers each come DLL import libraries for the Windows SDK functions. Most of the commonly used Windows SDK functions are in the following import libraries:
kernel32.lib
gdi32.lib
user32.lib
advapi32.lib
uuid.lib
winmm.lib
BufferOverflowU.lib
Both the Base Package of LabWindows/CVI and the Full Development System include these import libraries, and LabWindows/CVI automatically loads these libraries when it starts up and searches them to resolve references at link time. As a result, you do not have to include these libraries in your project.
If the LabWindows/CVI linker reports Windows SDK functions as unresolved references, you must add import libraries to your project. Refer to www.msdn.com to determine the import library that you need to add to your project. The import libraries are located in the <Program Files>\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x86 and the <Program Files>\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64 directories. Refer to the Availability of Windows SDK Functions topic for a full list of functions and corresponding import libraries that are automatically linked in by LabWindows/CVI.