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Just a very short blog post on how to create a windows api project in visual studio. Would be referencing this for other articles that I post.
Ensure Project template is of type C++, Windows and Console.
For now, just start with an Empty Project.
Give it a project name. I called it as WindowsApiProject.
Next right click your project, click Properties.
Under Configuration Properties->Linker->System, set the subsystem to Windows.
Hit Apply and Ok.
Now right click your Source folder, and create a new .cpp file.
Now lets create a main function.
In Windows Api, we create it with WinMain function instead of main.
#include <Windows.h>
int WinMain(
HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine,
int nCmdShow
)
{
MessageBoxA(0, "Hello World!", "Bye", 0);
return 0;
}
And we have our hello world message box.
I learnt how to create a simple hello world windows project. I realized the main definition was different then the regular c programs, we should use WinMain instead.
I also learnt how to configure Visual Studio to target the Windows subsystem.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by wireless90
wireless90 | Sciencx (2021-04-18T14:29:59+00:00) Creating a Windows Project in Visual Studio [Windows PE Internals]. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2021/04/18/creating-a-windows-project-in-visual-studio-windows-pe-internals/
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