/IGNOREIDL (Don't Process Attributes into MIDL)
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IGNOREIDL
## Remarks
The /IGNOREIDL option specifies that any [IDL attributes](../Topic/IDL%20Attributes.md) in source code should not be processed into an .idl file.
### To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment
1. Open the project's **Property Pages** dialog box. For details, see [Setting Visual C++ Project Properties](../Topic/Working%20with%20Project%20Properties.md).
2. Click the **Linker** folder.
3. Click the **Embedded IDL** property page.
4. Modify the **Ignore Embedded IDL** property.
### To set this linker option programmatically
- See [IgnoreEmbeddedIDL](assetId:///P:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.IgnoreEmbeddedIDL?qualifyHint=False&autoUpgrade=True).
## See Also
[Setting Linker Options](../Topic/Setting%20Linker%20Options.md)
[Linker Options](../Topic/Linker%20Options.md)
[/IDLOUT (Name MIDL Output Files)](../Topic/-IDLOUT%20\(Name%20MIDL%20Output%20Files\).md)
[/TLBOUT (Name .TLB File)](../Topic/-TLBOUT%20\(Name%20.TLB%20File\).md)
[/MIDL (Specify MIDL Command Line Options)](../Topic/-MIDL%20\(Specify%20MIDL%20Command%20Line%20Options\).md)
[Building an Attributed Program](../Topic/Building%20an%20Attributed%20Program.md)