You can use the following command-line options to override some of the default behavior of the MIDL compiler and to choose optimizations appropriate for your application. For a complete listing of MIDL command-line options see the MIDL Command-Line Reference.
| Command line switch | Description |
|---|---|
| /acf | Use to supply an explicit ACF filename. This switch also enables the use of different interface names in the IDL and ACF files. |
| /dlldata | Specifies a filename for the generated DLL data file for a proxy DLL. The default filename is Dlldata.c. |
| /env | Directs MIDL to generate stubs or a type library for a target environment, such as Macintosh or Windows® 3.11 or earlier. |
| /header, /h | Specifies the name of the interface header file. The default name is that of the IDL file with an .h extension. |
| /iid | Specifies an interface identifier filename that overrides the default interface identifier filename for a COM interface. |
| /lcid | Provides full DBCS support so you can use international characters in your input files, file names, and directory paths. |
| /no_format_opt | By default, MIDL eliminates duplicate descriptors in order to reduce code size. This switch turns off this optimizing behavior. |
| /Oi, /Oic, /Oif | Directs MIDL to use a fully-interpreted marshaling method. The /Oic and /Oicf switches provide additional performance enhancements. |
| /out | Specifies the directory to which the MIDL compiler writes output files. The output directory can be specified with a drive letter, an absolute path name, or both. The default is that MIDL writes the files to the current directory. |
| /proxy | Specifies the name of the interface proxy file for a COM interface. The default name is that of the IDL file plus "_p.c". |
| /tlb | Specifies the name of the type library file. The default name is that of the IDL file, with a .tlb extension. |
General MIDL Command-Line Syntax