use Skype4COM.dll COM API in visual studio

c# .net dll skype4com
Tono Nam picture Tono Nam · Jan 16, 2012 · Viewed 12.9k times · Source

I will like to use the skype dll classes in visual studio. The link where I have downloaded skype4com.dll is in here. When I try to add a reference to that dll I get:

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I tried following this solution but the link is broken.

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I have also tried following this example:

but when I open the project visual studio cannot load:

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Answer

M.Babcock picture M.Babcock · Jan 16, 2012

Has the COM DLL been registered? How are you setting up your reference? In order to use your COM reference you need to select it from the COM tab in the Add Reference dialog rather than selecting the DLL file from the Browse tab.

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