Thread: Newbie with minor problem

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    Newbie with minor problem

    Ok i just started this morning so please don't laugh at me :P. I am useing Visual Studio 5.0 (97) and the following code thats being a pain is from Lesson 3 of this webpages tutorial:

    My problem is i don't know if its me, or something in C++ thats wrong. Thanks in advance!

    Compiles Fine:

    --------------------Configuration: FirstFor - Win32 Debug--------------------
    Compiling...
    Skipping... (no relevant changes detected)
    source.cpp

    source.obj - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)


    Build errors.....:
    --------------------Configuration: FirstFor - Win32 Debug--------------------
    Linking...
    LIBCD.lib(wincrt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16
    Debug/FirstFor.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
    Error executing link.exe.

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


    The Code:

    #include <iostream.h> //We only need one header file
    int main() //We always need this
    { //The loop goes while x<100, and x increases by one every loop
    for(int x=0;x<100;x+1) //Keep in mind that the loop condition checks
    { //the conditional statement before it loops again.
    //consequently, when x equals 100 the loop breaks
    cout<<x<<endl; //Outputting x
    }
    return 0;
    }
    Dude, your getting a dell!

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    Find in your project settings where the type of executable is specified.
    You have many choices, and you chose the wrong one

    > unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16
    This means you're compiling a windows GUI

    > int main() //We always need this
    This means you're actually writing a command line / console / DOS executable (depending on the terminology used by your compiler)

    Just choose a new .exe type and recompile

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    thanks!

    i don't really know what type of projects to select for what, i think i picked win32 or something. This is so much different then the vb i am used to, thanks!
    Dude, your getting a dell!

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    There is another error in your code:
    This:
    Code:
    for(int x=0;x<100;x+1)
    must be like this:
    Code:
    for(int x=0;x<100;x++)
    or there will be an infinite loop.

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    Yea i realized that when it spat zeros. I changed it to ++ and i got 1 to 99
    Dude, your getting a dell!

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