/MANIFESTFILE (Name Manifest File)
Visual Studio 2015
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## Remarks /MANIFESTFILE lets you change the default name of the manifest file. The default name of the manifest file is the file name with .manifest appended. /MANIFESTFILE will have no effect if you do not also link with [/MANIFEST](../Topic/-MANIFEST%20\(Create%20Side-by-Side%20Assembly%20Manifest\).md). ### To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment 1. Open the project's **Property Pages** dialog box. For details, see [How to: Open Project Property Pages](../Topic/How%20to:%20Open%20Project%20Property%20Pages.md). 2. Expand the **Configuration Properties** node. 3. Expand the **Linker** node. 4. Select the **Manifest File** property page. 5. Modify the **Manifest File** property. ### To set this linker option programmatically 1. See [ManifestFile](assetId:///P:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.ManifestFile?qualifyHint=False&autoUpgrade=True). ## See Also [Setting Linker Options](../Topic/Setting%20Linker%20Options.md) [Linker Options](../Topic/Linker%20Options.md)
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