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    what ooes this error mean?

    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup

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    and how to resolve it?

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    Perhaps you forgot to define the global main function.
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    You need to make sure you're compiling a "console" program (which expects main()), or a GUI program (which expects WinMain())
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    IIRC, goto project options -> c/c++ -> linker -> system -> find option subsystem, set to console.
    This is taken from memory because I don't have the IDE to check right now. But it's there somewhere.
    Or you can create a new project and copy your files over. Be sure to select a win32 console project.
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    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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