You can't create a static link library from a DLL. Do you mean create an import library from a DLL? If so, if you have the source code to build the DLL, then you can set up your project to create the lib when the dll is built. If you need an import library for a DLL that you DON'T have the source for, try How To Create 32-bit Import Libraries Without .OBJs or Source[^] Mark
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