[Resolved] SDL and VC++

[ALundrigan]

Hello.

I am having problems with SDL and VC++ 6.0
I followed the instructions for using SDL in VC6, but I still get unexplained errors. I can't see what i'm doing wrong, has anyone else got any ideas?



Thanks in advance!

[Technocrat]

Did you make your project a console app?

[ALundrigan]

No matter what I do I still get the same error. I've tried all the console and Win32 application types that are available in my VC6. The SDL VC++ page says that you should make your project a multithreaded DLL.

That gets rid of the errors, but the program doesn't execute then. No console window comes up and, from what I can gather, no code gets executed.

[Technocrat]

Hmm looks like you should make a console app, and add:
#include <stdlib.h>

Try that

[Technocrat]

Ok I got mine to compile by doing the following:

Copying all the includes and libs in to the include and lib directories under MSVC.

Created a new console win32 app

Copied the dll into my project folder

Changed the compile option to multi-threaded DLL

The used this code:

#pragma comment (lib, "SDL.lib")
#pragma comment (lib, "SDLmain.lib")

#include <stdlib.h> 
#include "SDL.h"

int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
  // Body of the program goes here.
  return 0;
} 

And it compiles and a window pops up

[ALundrigan]

Thanks. I'll try that

[ALundrigan]

It worked! Thanks a million!

[Technocrat]

Glad to help