What does this error mean?

error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__InitCommonControls@0

I was trying to compile the source of the text editor at winprog.org, but this happened. Can anyone please tell me what it is and how I can fix it?

Try in the CPP file:

#include <commctrl.h>

and be sure to add commctrl.lib in the project settings...

good luck!

what you should do is go to file->new, select win32 application, then create a new c/c++ source file. Paste the code from winprog into this file. then compile. This works for me.

Ok jop, I did that, but now I get:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file "commctrl.lib"

So, I still don't know what to do.

Sail, that is what I am (was) doing, but it still won't work.

Do have commctrl.lib listed in your linked library list?

I searched my hard drive and there doesn't seem to be a commctrl.lib file....

Ahhh.....I see, there is only one m in the name. Its called comctrl.lib.

I searched, I don't have a comctrl.lib file either.

Here ya go