Program Compiles but Has a Link Error

[OceanDesigner]

I have written a program in Visual C++ v5.0 as a Win32 Application. The program compiles but it will not link. The error is:

error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16

which suggests that I may not have the correct preprocessor definitions or I am missing an include file. The simplest form of the code that gives me the error looks like this:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
printf(&quot;Linked&quot;
return 0;
} // END MAIN FUNCTION

I appreciate any help you can give me.

Jeff

 

[Cagliostro]

It means you have created a Win32 type project. If you want to use main() you should create a Win32 console type project.
To correct error, create another project or put WinMain(.....) instead of main()

Ion Filipski

 

[OceanDesigner]

Thanks. Using a win32 console application, I was able to get the program linked.

The rest of this may be moot, but I tried all sorts of things in the win32 application. WinMain() gives me the same error. Does WinMain() require parameters?

Also, I am a little confused about the type of projects. I guess I need to read up on that. Any good online references discussing what type of projects to use and when?

Thanks again, Jeff

 

[Cagliostro]

the prototype of WinMain is
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)


Ion Filipski