Link /DLL /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /DEF:%1.def /OUT:%1.ocx /LIBPATH:c:masm32lib %1.obj

These LINK directives should be all on the same line.

Build &OCX,MASM32BINBLDOCX.bat {b} {n}

Building Object Libraries

Another generally useful LINK option not included in Quick Editor/MASM32 is the object library. An object library is a set of pre-compiled procedures. They may be added by static linking to your project at Link time. Only those library routines actually required by the project are imported, making for the fastest, and smallest possible project build.

The MASM32lib is just such a library.

Libraries also require include files so that other projects can get references to the contained procedures. Typically, the .lib and the .inc will have the same name.

Library files may be built with the following series of commands: