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Why the linker does not find "_WinMain@16 symbol, when you build an MFC application with UNICODE ?

Linking errors

Why the linker does not find "_WinMain@16 symbol, when you build an MFC application with UNICODE ?

by  MSamoila  Posted    (Edited  )
The linker generate the error:

Error LNK2001: '_WinMain@16': Unresolved External Symbol
ID: Q125750

CAUSE
MFC UNICODE applications use wWinMainCRTStartup as the entry point.

RESOLUTION
In the Output category of the Link tab in the Project Settings dialog box, set the Entry Point Symbol to wWinMainCRTStartup.


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