compiling with vc++.NET

I've got "Programming Windows with MFC, Second Edition" book, I'm trying to compile its first example with VC++.NET but I'm getting a linker error:

<ul>
<li>MFC error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __endthreadex referenced in function "void __stdcall AfxEndThread(unsigned int,int)" (?AfxEndThread@@YGXIH@Z)</li>
<li>MFC error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __beginthreadex referenced in function "public: int __thiscall CWinThread::CreateThread(unsigned long,unsigned int,struct _SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES *)" (?CreateThread@CWinThread@@QAEHKIPAU_SECURITY_ATTR IBUTES@@@Z)</li>
<li>MFC error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function _mainCRTStartup</li>
<li>MFC fatal error LNK1120: 3 unresolved externals</li>
</ul>


The program source code:

Code:

---


<b>Hello.h</b>

class CMyApp : public CWinApp
{
public:
    virtual BOOL InitInstance ();
};

class CMainWindow : public CFrameWnd
{
public:
    CMainWindow ();

protected:
    afx_msg void OnPaint ();
    DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP ()
};

---

Code:

---


<b>Hello.cpp</b>

#include <afxwin.h>
#include "Hello.h"


CMyApp myApp;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CMyApp member functions

BOOL CMyApp::InitInstance ()
{
    m_pMainWnd = new CMainWindow;
       

  m_pMainWnd->ShowWindow (m_nCmdShow);
    m_pMainWnd->UpdateWindow ();
    return TRUE;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CMainWindow message map and member functions

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP (CMainWindow, CFrameWnd)
    ON_WM_PAINT ()
END_MESSAGE_MAP ()

CMainWindow::CMainWindow ()
{
    Create (NULL, _T ("The Hello Application"));
}

void CMainWindow::OnPaint ()
{
    CPaintDC dc (this);
   
    CRect rect;
    GetClientRect (&rect);

    dc.DrawText (_T ("Hello, MFC"), -1, &rect,
        DT_SINGLELINE | DT_CENTER | DT_VCENTER);
}

---

Please help :confused:

Should I add an iclude statement or something?

I'm going through the same book now.

I'm not familiar with MSVC++ .NET (I use MSVC++ 6.0), but I've found that when I get a list of indecipherable error messages, it's usually because I forgot to set the Project Settings to 'Use MFC'

On MSVC++ 6.0 it's listed under Settings on the Project menu (Alt-F7). On the General tab there's a drop down box entitled Microsoft Foundation Classes. I don't know if there's an equivalent to this with .NET, but it's worth looking at I guess.

fletch

Thanks a lot for your response, in fact I have VC++ 6 too, I was trying to compile it using my friend's compiler, because mine gave all kinds of error messages.
Any way, using VC++ 6, and using your tip, the number of error messages was reduced to 2:

-------------------Configuration: test - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
Hello.cpp
Linking...
msvcrtd.lib(crtexe.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

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


Please help! I've been reading for one week, and I couldn't compile one program till now!

The first problem you mentioned has been solved. Indeed those errormessages mean you have to set your project settings to "Use MFC statically/dynamically".

The second problem is you chose the wrong project type. Copy all your code, open up a new "Win32" Project ( not console ) and paste all your code. This should compile.

:) :)
Problems solved, thank you guys :)