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 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
 	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Release"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="10"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Release/allhlcexamples.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="10"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Release/allhlcexamples.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="10"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Debug/allhlcexamples.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="10"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\Debug/allhlcexamples.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
 		</Configuration>
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index 8cee5be..4aa8cd8 100644
--- a/windows/hl/examples/ex_ds/ex_ds.vcproj
+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_ds/ex_ds.vcproj
@@ -1,138 +1,391 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="ex_ds"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
+	ProjectGUID="{70E7B820-4AEB-49EF-93C5-A6BBDF69B76F}"
+	RootNamespace="ex_ds"
+	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
 	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
-				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="4"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/"
 				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/"
 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5.lib hdf5_hl.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5.lib hdf5_hl.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Release/ex_ds.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="5"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
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+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5d.lib hdf5_hld.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\lib\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\debug"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5d.lib hdf5_hld.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\lib\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\debug"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds\Debug/ex_ds.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
 		</Configuration>
 	</Configurations>
 	<References>
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 		<Filter
 			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp">
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp"
+			>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds1.c">
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds1.c"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="2"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32">
+					Name="Release|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""/>
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="0"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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+					/>
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 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
+					Name="Debug|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"/>
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
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 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"
-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd"
+			>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Resource Files"
-			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe">
+			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+			>
 		</Filter>
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 	<Globals>
diff --git a/windows/hl/examples/ex_dsdll/ex_dsdll.vcproj b/windows/hl/examples/ex_dsdll/ex_dsdll.vcproj
index 7aef8e9..ef47818 100644
--- a/windows/hl/examples/ex_dsdll/ex_dsdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_dsdll/ex_dsdll.vcproj
@@ -1,23 +1,48 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="ex_dsdll"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
+	ProjectGUID="{C17AAC18-2DFC-46DE-AF5F-749F6F043DE0}"
+	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
 	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
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-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5ddll.lib hdf5_hlddll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\debug"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
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+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
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+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
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 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5ddll.lib hdf5_hlddll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\debug"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Debug/ex_dsdll.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
-				StringPooling="TRUE"
+				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/"
 				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/"
 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5dll.lib hdf5_hldll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5dll.lib hdf5_hldll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\release"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_dsdll\Release/ex_dsdll.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
 		</Configuration>
 	</Configurations>
 	<References>
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 		<Filter
 			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp">
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp"
+			>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds1.c">
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_ds1.c"
+				>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"/>
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32">
+					Name="Debug|x64"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="0"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="2"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""/>
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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 			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"
-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd"
+			>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Resource Files"
-			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe">
+			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+			>
 		</Filter>
 	</Files>
 	<Globals>
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index 04bd96e..7707a24 100644
--- a/windows/hl/examples/ex_images/ex_images.vcproj
+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_images/ex_images.vcproj
@@ -1,138 +1,390 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="ex_images"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
+	ProjectGUID="{B4DE42B5-0032-4175-BEEE-F65875360A45}"
+	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
 	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="5"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/"
 				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/"
 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5d.lib hdf5_hld.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\lib\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\debug"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5d.lib hdf5_hld.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\lib\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\debug"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Debug/ex_images.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
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-				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="4"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5.lib hdf5_hl.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5.lib hdf5_hl.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_images\Release/ex_images.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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 			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp">
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp"
+			>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_image1.c">
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_image1.c"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="0"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
+					Name="Debug|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"/>
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="2"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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-					Name="Release|Win32">
+					Name="Release|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
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 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"
-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd"
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 		<Filter
 			Name="Resource Files"
-			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe">
+			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+			>
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index 7ec9819..3c3e26a 100644
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+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_imagesdll/ex_imagesdll.vcproj
@@ -1,138 +1,390 @@
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 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="ex_imagesdll"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
+	ProjectGUID="{E424C58A-BEA8-4801-8A9C-5E976A3FAA5D}"
+	>
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 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
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+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug/ex_imagesdll.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
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 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="5"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug/ex_imagesdll.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
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 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5ddll.lib hdf5_hlddll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Debug/ex_imagesdll.exe"
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 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\debug"
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 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
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+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
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+			<Tool
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+			<Tool
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+			<Tool
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 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
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-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
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-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
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+			<Tool
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+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\release"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_imagesdll\Release/ex_imagesdll.pdb"
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+				TargetMachine="17"
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+			<Tool
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+			/>
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-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
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-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
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-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
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+				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_image1.c"
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+	Version="8.00"
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 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
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+	<ToolFiles>
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 	<Configurations>
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 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite\Release"
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+			/>
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+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
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-				RuntimeLibrary="4"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
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+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
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 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
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-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite\Release/ex_lite.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite\Release/ex_lite.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
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+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
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+			<Tool
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-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
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+			<Tool
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-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
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+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
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+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="0"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
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 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
+					Name="Debug|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"/>
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"
-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd"
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 			Name="Resource Files"
-			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe">
+			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
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index 5eada93..cb014d7 100644
--- a/windows/hl/examples/ex_litedll/ex_litedll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_litedll/ex_litedll.vcproj
@@ -1,85 +1,233 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="ex_litedll"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
+	ProjectGUID="{DB7330C6-D009-4BF7-B85D-656185825950}"
+	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
 	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
-				StringPooling="TRUE"
+				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/"
 				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/"
 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5dll.lib hdf5_hldll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/"
+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5dll.lib hdf5_hldll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
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+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\release"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Release/ex_litedll.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/ex_litedll.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/ex_litedll.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5ddll.lib hdf5_hlddll.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/ex_litedll.exe"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\debug"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/ex_litedll.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
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+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
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+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
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 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/ex_litedll.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
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 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
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+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\debug\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\debug,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\debug"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_litedll\Debug/ex_litedll.pdb"
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+				TargetMachine="17"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
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 		<Filter
 			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp">
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp"
+			>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite1.c">
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_lite1.c"
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-					Name="Release|Win32">
+					Name="Release|Win32"
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 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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+					Name="Debug|Win32"
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-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
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index 5653626..474803f 100644
--- a/windows/hl/examples/ex_packet/ex_packet.vcproj
+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_packet/ex_packet.vcproj
@@ -1,138 +1,390 @@
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 		<Platform
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+			Name="Win32"
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+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
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-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Debug"
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+			<Tool
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+			<Tool
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+			/>
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+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
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 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
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+			<Tool
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+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
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+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
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-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release"
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+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
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+			/>
+			<Tool
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+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/ex_packet.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""
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-				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="4"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
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+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
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 			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
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 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5.lib hdf5_hl.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/ex_packet.exe"
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 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/ex_packet.pdb"
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+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
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+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
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 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
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-				HeaderFileName=""/>
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-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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+				ObjectFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/"
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+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
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 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
+				Culture="1033"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib hdf5.lib hdf5_hl.lib $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe"
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+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\lib,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hl\release"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packet\Release/ex_packet.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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 			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp">
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat;f90;for;f;fpp"
+			>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ptExampleFL.c">
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ptExampleFL.c"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="0"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
+					Name="Debug|x64"
+					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"/>
+						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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+						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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+					Name="Release|x64"
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 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
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-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
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index 33a9f34..3eb72f0 100644
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+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_packetdll/ex_packetdll.vcproj
@@ -1,23 +1,48 @@
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 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
+	Version="8.00"
 	Name="ex_packetdll"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
+	ProjectGUID="{25DC2207-299D-4272-9530-B126539BE0E9}"
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 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
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+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packetdll\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packetdll\Debug"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
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+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
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+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
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+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packetdll\Debug/"
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+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
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+				Culture="1033"
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-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_packetdll\Debug/ex_packetdll.exe"
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+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_table\Debug/ex_table.pdb"
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+				TargetMachine="17"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
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-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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+++ b/windows/hl/examples/ex_tabledll/ex_tabledll.vcproj
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-	Version="7.10"
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 		<Platform
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+			Name="Win32"
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+		<Platform
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+		/>
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 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Release"
+			OutputDirectory="..\..\..\..\hl\examples\$(ProjectName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
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+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\include,..\..\..\..\hl\src,..\..\..\..\src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
-				StringPooling="TRUE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Release/ex_tabledll.pch"
 				AssemblerListingLocation=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Release/"
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 				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Release/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
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-				CompileAs="0"/>
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+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
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 				LinkIncremental="1"
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 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\hdf5lib\release\dll\,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5dll\release,..\..\..\..\proj\hdf5_hldll\release"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Release/ex_tabledll.pdb"
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+				TargetMachine="1"
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+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
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+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
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+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
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+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
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+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
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+				Culture="1033"
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-				OutputFile=".\..\..\..\..\hl\examples\ex_tabledll\Debug/ex_tabledll.exe"
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+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
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+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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