How to hide the sfml .dlls from my solution explorer?

[ggggggggggggggg]

I tried doing it the normal way by adding the .dll are reference but I got this error:

A reference to the "....dll" could not be added. Please make sure that the file is accessible and that it is a valid assembly or COM component.

I also tried NuGet but it also threw all the .dlls in my solution explorer. When I try to put them in a folder they break and the compiler can't find them.

How do I put the .dlls inside a folder or add them them by reference?

[Recoil]

I have come across several threads when I first started using SFML about how to keep the dll's in a separate folder myself.  Unfortunately this is not possible.  The .dll file have to be in the same directory as you exe.

[zsbzsb]

Speaking of the CSFML dlls here, just put them in any folder you please and then use a post build command to copy them to the output (build) folder. No need to put them in your project as individual files.

[Recoil]

@zsbzsb - But they will still be required to be in the same folder as the build .exe file, correct?  There is not way to have say a "Libs" folder for all the .dll's, then just have all that put in the build folder?

I just want to be sure I am correct on whether that is the case or not

[zsbzsb]

Yes, that is why your post build command would copy from the libs folder (or w/e you name it) to the build folder.

Something like this would work:

xcopy "$(ProjectDir)/Libs/*" "$(ProjectDir)$(OutDir)" /sy