Prevent .lib from loading DLL at runtime

Question

How would I prevent an import lib from loading the DLL it refers to at runtime until I call something like, say, LoadLibrary?

Don't link with the import library? – Some programmer dude Oct 02 '12 at 06:53 — Some programmer dude, Oct 02 '12 at 06:53
Linking is necessary, or you get reference errors. – Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED Oct 02 '12 at 06:54 — Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED, Oct 02 '12 at 06:54

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '12 at 06:55

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Maybe you need this:

answered Oct 02 '12 at 06:55

Kirill Kobelev

Yep found that after some searching. However, [**This does not work for exported classes**](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5232912/how-to-use-delay-loading-with-a-dll-that-exports-c-classes). Still marking it as the answer, as it answered my question! – Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED Oct 02 '12 at 07:04

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