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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:06 am    Post subject: [vsc++]win32 problem Reply with quote

Ok. Whenever I try making a Win32 Application with VC++ it always gives me some error that my other compiler doesn't. Even when I'm not even doing anything. Like right now, I tested it with just a plain old skeleton cold to just make a window, that's it, and it still gave me an error. This is the code I'm using:

Code:

#include <windows.h>

/*  Make the class name into a global variable  */
char szClassName[ ] = "WindowsApp";

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance,
                    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                    LPSTR lpCmdLine,
                    int nCmdShow)

{
    HWND hwnd;               /* This is the handle for our window */
    MSG messages;            /* Here messages to the application are saved */
    WNDCLASSEX wincl;        /* Data structure for the windowclass */

    /* The Window structure */
    wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
    wincl.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wincl.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;      /* This function is called by windows */
    wincl.style = 0;                 /* Catch double-clicks */
    wincl.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);

    /* Use default icon and mouse-pointer */
    wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL;                 /* No menu */
    wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;                      /* No extra bytes after the window class */
    wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;                      /* structure or the window instance */
    /* Use Windows's default color as the background of the window */
    wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) COLOR_BACKGROUND;

    /* Register the window class, and if it fails quit the program */
    if (!RegisterClassEx (&wincl))
   {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }

    /* The class is registered, let's create the program*/
    hwnd = CreateWindowEx (
           0,                   /* Extended possibilites for variation */
           szClassName,         /* Classname */
           "Windows App",       /* Title Text */
           WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, /* default window */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* Windows decides the position */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* where the window ends up on the screen */
           544,                 /* The programs width */
           375,                 /* and height in pixels */
           NULL,        /* The window isn't a child */
           NULL,                /* No menu */
           hInstance,       /* Program Instance handler */
           NULL                 /* No Window Creation data */
           );
       
   if(hwnd == NULL)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }

    /* Make the window visible on the screen */
    ShowWindow (hwnd, nCmdShow);
   UpdateWindow(hwnd);

    /* Run the message loop. It will run until GetMessage() returns 0 */
    while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
    {
        /* Translate virtual-key messages into character messages */
        TranslateMessage(&messages);
        /* Send message to WindowProcedure */
        DispatchMessage(&messages);
    }
    /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage() gave */
    return messages.wParam;
}


/*  This function is called by the Windows function DispatchMessage()  */

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch (message)                  /* handle the messages */
    {
      case WM_CREATE:
         
      case WM_CLOSE:
         DestroyWindow(hwnd);
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage(0);       /* send a WM_QUIT to the message queue */
            break;
        default:                      /* for messages that we don't deal with */
            return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }

    return 0;
}


And these are the errors it gives me...

Quote:

------ Build started: Project: test, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Compiling...
main.cpp
c:\documents and settings\oib\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\test\test\main.cpp(17) : error C2065: 'hThisInstance' : undeclared identifier
c:\documents and settings\oib\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\test\test\main.cpp(1Cool : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'char [11]' to 'LPCWSTR'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
c:\documents and settings\oib\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\test\test\main.cpp(19) : error C2065: 'WindowProcedure' : undeclared identifier
c:\documents and settings\oib\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\test\test\main.cpp(37) : error C2664: 'MessageBoxW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [28]' to 'LPCWSTR'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
c:\documents and settings\oib\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\test\test\main.cpp(55) : error C2664: 'CreateWindowExW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'char [11]' to 'LPCWSTR'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
c:\documents and settings\oib\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\test\test\main.cpp(60) : error C2664: 'MessageBoxW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [24]' to 'LPCWSTR'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\OIB\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\test\test\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
test - 6 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========


And my other compiler doesn't give me any errors with this code.

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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is because, visual studio compiles it in UNICODE. convert all your strings to unicode, or compile as multi-byte.
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:22 am    Post subject: Re: [vsc++]win32 problem Reply with quote

Hi, I don't know all but I know some of the problems:
1.
Code:
wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
Should be
Code:
wincl.hInstance = hInstance;

2. You should declare WindowProcedure at the top of you're file (before any functions):
Code:
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);

3.
Code:
char szClassName[ ] = "WindowsApp";
Should be changed to
Code:
char* szClassName = "WindowsApp";
(Or change the code and put &szClassName)
4. I don't know so much about unicode and ascii and multibyte or whatever it's called in C++, but I think you have to prefix the strings with L or something: (The error tells you're using the unicode version of MessageBox, so you might try MessageBoxA (ascii))
Code:
MessageBox(NULL, L"Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",....

5. CreateWindowEx: same as at 4.
EDIT: Or change it at you're options, like Ferocious said.

I hope this helped you.
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tombana's number 3 isn't really needed and to change the strings to unicode shove a L before the text or put it in _TEXT().
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh yeah the hInstance thing. I fixed that. But I Use a skeleton and I forgot to change the skeleton...so yeah. But normally that wouldn't be there.
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The program will never run. It will, but it will end as soon as RegisterClassEx is called. Since there is no break on WM_CREATE, it will be treated as WM_CLOSE. Then, it will go to WM_DESTROY.
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Btw, how do I use the window background that delphi and VSC++ uses (VSC++ when your doing a UI form and not Win32 APIs)
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