C# VS 2017 - disable DEP feature during build

Question

As the title says, how do I disable the DEP feature for a specific C# project rather than the whole of the OS? I use Visual Studio 2017

I need to use an old ActiveX Dll within the project, which requires this feature disable otherwise it will throw errors at runtime.

Note I have looked everywhere and followed every google search. My properties/options don't seem to match whats said on the internet (maybe because I'm using VS 2017??)

Thanks

https://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-xp/disable-turn-off-dep-windows/ — DavidG, Apr 08 '18 at 09:46
What are the errors? Have you tried using Late Binding? How are you referencing the Active X DLL? — Jeremy Thompson, Apr 08 '18 at 09:49
You have to run Editbin.exe in a post-build event. Use the /NXCOMPAT:NO and /HIGHENTROPYVA:NO options. This got complicated in VS2017, workaround [is here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/42809603/17034). — Hans Passant, Apr 08 '18 at 09:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Okay so I fixed it thanks to everyone's help:

Make sure to install VC++ 2017 v141-Toolset (x86,x64)
Add the following to the Post-Build event:

call "$(DevEnvDir)..\tools\vsdevcmd.bat"

"$(DevEnvDir)....\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.13.26128\bin\Hostx86\x86\editbin.exe" /NXCOMPAT:NO "$(TargetPath)"

There must be a newline between ...vsdevcmd.bat" and "$(DevEnvDir... Also the toolset version may change (14.13.26128) so adjust where necessary.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Apr 08 '18 at 10:20

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I regret a bit showing how to do it both ways. You *either* use vsdevcmd.bat *or* you use the full path. Given that these path names turned out not to be stable at all, you really do favor the vsdevcmd. – Hans Passant Apr 08 '18 at 11:04
still works like a charm in VS19, however the location for vsdevcmd.bat is different in VS19 – Sumit Cornelius Nov 03 '22 at 16:24

C# VS 2017 - disable DEP feature during build

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