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# Compiling C Projects

## How to Compile C Projects

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* Add `C:\Sodium\Sodium-Setup` path to the system `PATH` environment variable.
* Add database libray paths to the system `PATH` environment variable.
* Run Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition as administrator. Then find and open `c:\Sodium\Sodium.sln` solution file.
* Compile and link in `Debug` or `Release` profile with 64Bit CPU architecture.
* If you get `library/dll file not found` error message during linkage, please modify project settings according to database library paths.