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Nov 1, 1998, 6:34pm

I get the following error with Visual C++ .. I have disabled MFC and placed
the /Tc option to generate plain C, but I cannot find a solution to the
following. Sorry, but I am trying to get into C.

Lucio

--------------------Configuration: ActiveBot - Win32
Debug--------------------
Linking...
LIBCD.lib(wwincrt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
_wWinMain at 16
Debug/ActiveBot.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

ActiveBot.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Nov 1, 1998, 7:10pm

did you create an app or a console program? you cant use an app because it
doesnt create a window, which causes your error. you need to make a console
program.

[View Quote] > I get the following error with Visual C++ .. I have disabled MFC and placed
> the /Tc option to generate plain C, but I cannot find a solution to the
> following. Sorry, but I am trying to get into C.
>
> Lucio
>
> --------------------Configuration: ActiveBot - Win32
> Debug--------------------
> Linking...
> LIBCD.lib(wwincrt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> _wWinMain at 16
> Debug/ActiveBot.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
> Error executing link.exe.
>
> ActiveBot.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Nov 1, 1998, 7:11pm

I am not familiar with the details of 6.0 but this error implies that your
application project is set up to be a Windows application, so the linker is
looking for your WinMain() and not finding it. Much as all normal C
programs must have a main() function, all Windows applications must have a
WinMain() function.

However, you can get around this requirement by creating a "console
application" project, which functions as a normal C program, requiring a
main() instead of a WinMain(). When you use the New Project wizard under
Visual C++, you have a choice of a variety of different project types to
create. I'm not sure but your error suggests that you probably picked
"Win32 application" (that's how it appears under 5.0). Instead you should
create a project of type "Win32 Console Application" if you don't want to
mess around with creating a WinMain() function. Of course, console
applications will limit you to "DOS box" stdin/stdout functionality only.
If you want to create a full fledged Windows app with windows and menus etc.
then you will have to bite the bullet and learn how to write a WinMain()
function, among other things.

I don't know how these various project types correspond to linker options at
the low level. My advice would be to start over by creating a new Console
Application project from scratch and moving over your source files.

-Roland


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Nov 1, 1998, 11:43pm

Thanks to both... I got it working :)

Lucio

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