Thread: Error when building

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    Error when building

    Im pretty new to C++ and am not sure how to fix this error. Every time i try to Build my programs i get the error messages.

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

    Can someone tell me what im missing or what ive done wrong?

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    You have created the wrong project type.

    You should have created a Win32 Console Project.

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    Alright. What is the big difference?

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    A Win32 Console project is used for terminal programming.
    A Win32 project is used for Graphical User Interface programming (well, most of the time).

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    Thankyou

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