I have a few questions involving C++ and Visual studio.

[mattonfire]

Anyone know why forms is doing this as soon as I started up, before I even started editing?

https://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/monthly_2016_06/Untitled.png.df8fe73070d9ce8711aeefc1af8167a0.png

 

 

Annddddd...

Anyone know a way of disabling the console in the exe file, I went to properties and went to Subsytem and changed it to windows but that still doesn't do it. I was told to do WinMain() instead of main() but then I got 2 errors.

Here is my code and errors.

 

 

 

 

[fizzlesticks]

To get rid of the console:

1) open project properties

2) make sure the configuration box in the top left is set to the correct thing for whatever you're trying to change

3) go to Linker -> system

4) set SubSystem to Windows (/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS)

5) go to Linker -> advanced

6) set Entry Point to mainCRTStartup

7) rename your main function back to main

 

or do only step 7 then add the line

#pragma comment(linker, "/SUBSYSTEM:windows /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")

at the top of your main file.

 

Also, the link for your first question isn't working for me.

[mattonfire]

2 minutes ago, fizzlesticks said:

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Thank you so much!

Here is a alternate link - http://prntscr.com/bdyzev

[trag1c]

I didnt know that forms was still a thing with vc++.

 

@fizzlesticks suggestion is probably easiest. But if for whatever reason you need to stick with WinMain the look at this link as it gives you the correct syntax for it. 

[mattonfire]

1 minute ago, trag1c said:

I didnt know that forms was still a thing with vc++.

 

@fizzlesticks suggestion is probably easiest. But if for whatever reason you need to stick with WinMain the look at this link as it gives you the correct syntax for it. 

I think that they were doing something a little different, I switched back to just main() and it seems to work perfectly fine.

[fizzlesticks]

5 minutes ago, mattonfire said:

Here is a alternate link - http://prntscr.com/bdyzev

For the designer to work the .cpp file it represents can't have any errors and the functions of any links you set up between the designer and code must exist. From the error it's giving you I'm guessing you're missing a '}' or semicolon or something. Once you fix the errors the designer should work again.

[mattonfire]

2 minutes ago, fizzlesticks said:

For the designer to work the .cpp file it represents can't have any errors and the functions of any links you set up between the designer and code must exist. From the error it's giving you I'm guessing you're missing a '}' or semicolon or something. Once you fix the errors the designer should work again.

That's the issue, it starts like that. It makes the form itself and starts up like that before I had even modified it.

http://prntscr.com/bdz4l2
That is the code it starts with.

[fizzlesticks]

13 minutes ago, mattonfire said:

That's the issue, it starts like that. It makes the form itself and starts up like that before I had even modified it.

http://prntscr.com/bdz4l2
That is the code it starts with.

It seems to be a know issue by Microsoft. 

Quote

Hi there!

Thanks for taking the time to submit your feedback. This is a known issue with the designer, and essentially, you just have to wait a few moments for it to load and then reopen it and the error message should go away. We included a dialog that was supposed to pop up and inform you of this info, but I think that adjustment didn't make it into VS2015 RTM - it should be there in Update 1.

Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any other issues around this! If so, please contact me at gaha at Microsoft dot com, as I will be closing this bug in the meantime.

Thanks for helping to make Visual Studio a better product!

Best regards,
Gabriel Ha
Visual C++ Team

So basically just close the design file, wait a few seconds then reopen it.

[mattonfire]

1 minute ago, fizzlesticks said:

It seems to be a know issue by Microsoft. 

So basically just close the design file, wait a few seconds then reopen it.

...Wow, just wow. That simple...