# Error: Layout type: "dot" not recognized. Use one of:

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/error-layout-type-dot-not-recognized-use-one-of/1057>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 28, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/error-layout-type-dot-not-recognized-use-one-of/1057 "2022-02-28T21:13:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![devourerofbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@devourerofbacon](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/devourerofbacon)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/error-layout-type-dot-not-recognized-use-one-of/1057/1 "2022-02-28T21:13:44Z")

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I’m trying to use graphviz as a library in Windows 10 however no matter what I try when I run `gvLayout(gvc, graph, "dot");`

I get that error message. I found [this article](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9602127/unable-to-use-dot-layout-graphviz-as-a-library) on stack overflow and tried their fixes but when I try to reference gvplugin\_dot\_layout\_LTX\_library I get a linker error despite linking gvplugin\_dot\_layout.lib and verifying that gvplugin\_dot\_layout\_LTX\_library does exist in said lib.

Any help would be exremely appreciated as this has been very frustrating to try and debug

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**Author:** ![loryruta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@loryruta](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/loryruta)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/error-layout-type-dot-not-recognized-use-one-of/1057/2 "2022-05-12T06:35:59Z")

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Same here