Thread: error about not finding main, when its there.

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    error about not finding main, when its there.

    ok, this program that i'm making worked just fine while using Dev-C++, and GCC, but when i moved it to MSVC++ 6.0 it says it cant find _main.

    Here is a more detailed error message:
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    Linking...
    LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
    Debug/Client.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
    Error executing link.exe.
    any ideas on how to tell MSVC++ 6 where to find main?

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    Have you tested with a "hello world" program?

    Oh, and why are you using MSVC6? Use a newer compiler, unless you have no choice.
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    im using it cause Dev was getting a little to weak for what i need, and MSVC++ express 2005 didnt want to work for me... i tried multiple times... but i think i will have to try again

    EDIT: and i tried a simple Hello World app and it worked fine.
    Last edited by c++.prog.newbie; 05-28-2006 at 10:58 PM.

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    ok, i reinstalled MSVC++ express 2005 and it doesnt complain about not finding main, but it cant read a .lib that i need it to. where as MSVC++ 6.0 and Dev-C++ can. I also know that it is opening the lib file cause if i remove the .lib file it complains that it cant open it.

    any ideas how to fix this?

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    Well if your project contains more than one source file, did you compile all of them?

    Did you create a new project in a new directory, or simply create the vc++ project directly over the top of the dev-c++ project?

    Did you create a new vc++ project, or just re-use an existing vc++ project?

    Have you tried a "rebuild all"?
    When you did, did you see the status window compile ALL your source files?
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    it contains multiple files,
    all of which get compiled,
    and yes its a new project in a new directory,
    its a new vc++ project not an old one,
    yes i have tried rebuild all, and it shows all of them being compiled.

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