= Type Library Importer (tlbimpd) =

'''The Type Library Importer converts type definitions found within a COM type library into equivalent definitions in the D language. It outputs a source code file containing the types defined by the library, perfoming a similar task to the #import directive in Visual C++ or the tlbimp tool for C#.'''

== Command Line ==

The program can generate a module for a type library specified as the first argument. The first argument may be the path to a DLL (Dynamic Link Library), TLB (Type Library) or OLB (Microsoft Office Type Library) file containing a valid type library; a GUID identifying the type library; or the path to a D source file. If the argument is a path to a D source file and the file contains a special version of the import directive that it recognises, the arguments in the directive are passed back to the program to process.

== Parameters ==

||'''Parameter'''||'''Description'''||
||tlbPath||The path to a file containing a COM type library, or a GUID identifying the type library.||
||'''Option'''||'''Description'''||
||/comments||Adds documentation and other data from the type library as comments.||
||/noblanks||Omits blank lines between members.||
||/noenums||Prevents Tlbimpd.exe from adding names to enums.||
||/nologo||Suppresses the startup banner display.||
||/silent||Suppresses all output except errors.||
||/tabs||Indents new lines with tabs instead of spaces.||
||/indent:''indentCount''||Indents new lines with the specified number of spaces.||
||/braces:''newLine''||Places braces on a new line.||
||/module:''moduleName''||Specifies the name of the module to be produced.||
||/out:''fileName''||Specifies the file name of the module to be produced.||
||/propget:''prefix''||Specifies the prefix to use for property getters.||
||/propput:''prefix''||Specifies the prefix to use for property setters.||
||/unnamed:''value''||Specifies the value used for unnamed parameters.||
||/order:''verbatim''||Generate types in the original order they are found in the type library.||
||/?||Displays command line options.||

{{{
// This example generates a module named xml.dom in dom.d.
tlbimpd msxml6.dll /comments /module:xml.dom /out:dom.d

// This example renames property set accessors 'put'.
tlbimpd msxml6.dll /comments /propput:put

// This examples resolves the GUID to a type library.
tlbimpd {f5078f18-c551-11d3-89b9-0000f81fe221} /comments

// This example uses the special import directive. If found in a source file, it is passed to tlbimpd.exe and processed.
/+ @import msxml6.dll comments; +/
}}}

== Download ==
[download:/downloads/tools/tlbimpd-release-0.4.zip Click here to download tlbimpd (zip file).]

== Related Pages ==

This page may be useful for those who are trying to use tlbimpd. (Note: refers to an early version of Juno and may not be relevant to the latest version.)

 * [wiki:TypeLibraryImporterTips User-Contributed Tips for tlbimpd]