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description: "Learn more about: named_guids import attribute"
title: "named_guids import attribute"
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# named_guids import attribute

**C++ Specific**

Tells the compiler to define and initialize GUID variables in the old style, of the form `LIBID_MyLib`, `CLSID_MyCoClass`, `IID_MyInterface`, and `DIID_MyDispInterface`.

## Syntax

> **#import** *type-library* **named_guids**

**END C++ Specific**

## See also

[#import attributes](../preprocessor/hash-import-attributes-cpp.md)\
[#import directive](../preprocessor/hash-import-directive-cpp.md)