unresolved externals?!?!

I keep getting the error messages
Error 1 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup MSVCRTD.lib
and
Error 2 fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Assignment3MJB\Debug\Assignment3MJB. exe 1

I have absolutely no idea what they mean, please help.
This is my code so far

Code:

#include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<string>
#include<cmath>
#include<fstream>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<cctype>
using namespace std;
void input(char employee[100][100], int hours[7][100], float payrolldata[100][100], double&& r, int&& l, int&& d);
int main()
{
	char employee[100][100];
	int hours[7][100];
	float payrolldata[100][100];
	double r;
	int l=0;
	int d=0;
	input(employee, hours, payrolldata, r, l, d);
	return 0;
}
void input(char employee[100][100], int hours[7][100], float payrolldata[100][100], double&& r, int&& l, int&& d)
{	
	char tempname[100];
	int l, d, m, t, w, h, f, s, u;
	cout <<"Hello, Please enter the following information for the Payroll Report." <<endl;
	cout << "Name: ";
	cin.get(tempname, 30, '\n');
	strcpy(employee[y], tempname);
	cout << endl << "Hours worked per day: ";
	cin >> m >> t >> w >> h >> f >> s >> u;
	hours[0][y] = m;
	hours[1][y] = t;
	hours[2][y] = w;
	hours[3][y] = h;
	hours[4][y] = f;
	hours[5][y] = s;
	hours[6][y] = u;
	cout << endl << "Pay rate:";
	cin >> r;
	cout << endl << "Dependents: ";
	cin >> d;
	cout << endl << "Health(y/n): ";
	cin >> l;
}

Could it be your file you are editing is not in your project? i.e. Right click your Project->Add Existing Item->(select your .cpp that you are showing us)

I could be way off, but just another thing to try.

The assembly startup code may be looking for this main. I'm using MSVS 2005 under a win32 console project and this is the main function it wants.

Code:

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	return 0;
}

Notice the error:

___tmainCRTStartup

no it actually is looking for _main which is linker name for main

What I get when trying to compile:

Code:

Error	1	error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '&&'

I also do not get this && thing where the reference should be
After I fixed it - I got another errors like undeclared vars, mredeclared arguments etc.

So how you get to linking without fixing these errors?

yah like i said I don't think he actually added the file to his project

1: Create a new Console project
2: Add a new blank .cpp to the project.
3: Goto File->New File->.cpp and copy his code into this file (note: it won't be in the project, but it will be in the IDE making you think its in the project)
4: Build the project.

then one should replicate his problem.

Not necessary. You can just right-click project -> add -> existing file.