whoops, i actually meant #include .h files. anyway i'm kinda new to VC++ and i'm previously used to gvim and linux compilers. i'm including the visualstudio/bin folder or whereever the link.exe file is. in the VC++ options i have it included under the "executables" directory. i think this is where most of my errors are coming from when trying to create a .dll because the builder can't find the link.exe. thanks,

scott