.exp and .lib files

[Ivan]

When DLLs are compiled in VB, in addition to the dll, there are also
exp and .lib files created. Can somebody tell me what these are for?
Do I need to include them when I deploy my application?

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[Alexander Popkov]

When DLLs are compiled in VB, in addition to the dll, there are also
exp and .lib files created. Can somebody tell me what these are for?
Do I need to include them when I deploy my application?

Those files contain an information about exported functions of your
component. Such information can be useful for C++ compiler only. But even if
*.exp and *.lib files are missing, they can be generated from your *.dll
using a special tool included in MS Visual Studio. Therefore, there is not
any strong reason to deploy *.exp and *.lib together with *.dll.