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Linking Error

Jul 3rd, 2005

i am programming in Microsoft Visual c++ 6.0 and I have two linking
errors that I do not know what they mean. Can someone please help.

Linking...
LIBCD.lib(wincrt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16
Debug/Programming Project 1.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

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Re: Linking Error

Jul 3rd, 2005

It means you're using the wrong project type. You created a Win32 application (which requires WinMain instead of main) and then treated it as if it were a console application (by using main instead of WinMain).

I'm here to prove you wrong.

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Re: Linking Error

Jul 7th, 2005

just replace your int main(void) function with :

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 C++ Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) 
 int WINAPI WinMain(
 
    HINSTANCE hInstance,	
    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,	
    LPSTR lpCmdLine,	
    int nCmdShow 	
   )
 int WINAPI WinMain(

    HINSTANCE hInstance,	
    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,	
    LPSTR lpCmdLine,	
    int nCmdShow 	
   )

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Re: Linking Error

Jul 7th, 2005

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Originally Posted by CrazyDieter

just replace your int main(void) function with :
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C++ Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
 int WINAPI WinMain(
 
    HINSTANCE hInstance,	
    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,	
    LPSTR lpCmdLine,	
    int nCmdShow 	
   )
int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow )

Brilliant! Destroy portability because you're too lazy to delete the project and try again. Since it's not obvious whether the OP wants portable C++ or Win32 C++, a better suggestion would be to create a new project that doesn't expect platform specific code to compile.