About Microsoft Visual C++: An application development tool developed by Microsoft for C++ programmers. Visual C++ supports object-oriented programming of 32-bit Windows applications with an integrated development environment (IDE), a C/C++ compiler, and a class library called the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). The IDE includes an AppWizard, ClassWizard, and testing features to make programming easier. Visual C++ was introduced in 1993, and Release 4.0 became available in 1996.
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When i tried to create a dll in c using visual c++ compiler i received the errors below. LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/windll.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe. Reason:
The problem is in creating a executable file
hence the compiler is looking for the main method..
Inorder to create a DLL file we have to some manipulation in the project properties. i.e open ur project properties window and select the link tab.Change the output file from exe to DLL and in the "Project Options" text box change the "subsytem console" to "dll"
thanks
