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Adel
#10451
Hi all,

I am trying to start following the tutorials from the start, I installed visual studio community 2015, I had to install visual C library to get started, I choose a universal windows template, I am running the exact code as the intro to C tutorial says, but I got 2 errors 


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expected a declaration		
Error	C2447	'{': missing function header (old-style formal list?)


this is the code I wrote
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#include <windows.h>
#include <pch.h>

void foo(void)
{
	OutputDebugStringA("This is a test.\n");
}

int CALLBACK WinMain(
	HINSTANCE hInstance,
	HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
	LPSTR     lpCmdLine,
	int       nCmdShow);
{
	foo();
}

any clue on where I might be going wrong here? thanks

Edit: nevermind, I think I found the culprit, that semicolon after the WinMain .
Edited by Adel on
Mārtiņš Možeiko
#10452
Next time when you post an error message, please post it fully - including line number which maches code you are posting. So we can see what exactly is wrong (otherwise it will just a guessing game).
Edited by Mārtiņš Možeiko on
GeorgeKT
#10455
You have a stray ; after the WinMain function signature:

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int CALLBACK WinMain(
	HINSTANCE hInstance,
	HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
	LPSTR     lpCmdLine,
	int       nCmdShow); <--- Remove the ;
{
	foo();
}
Mārtiņš Možeiko
#10457
That's exactly what OP is saying on last line :) (edit)
Edited by Mārtiņš Možeiko on
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