C++ win32 in VS 2005

[RandomPscho]

Hello all

I am trying to learn c++ for win32 apps in Visual Studio 2005. Still
new to c++, but I can program decently in the console.

I followed a tutorial here:

http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/simple_window.html

but the code doesn't work in 2005. I got it to work by adding (LPCWSTR)
before all the errors saying it couldn't convert. Now it runs, but it
has Chinese text in the title, when it is supposed to say Random1Pscho
:s

Here is the code, just compile it in Visual Studio 2005 and run. I have
no idea why it has chinese characters, can anybody here help? A

#include <windows.h>

const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";
const char name[] = "Random1Pscho";

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
lParam)
{
    switch(msg)
    {
        case WM_CLOSE:
            DestroyWindow(hwnd);
        break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage(0);
        break;
        default:
            return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;

}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
    LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    WNDCLASSEX wc;
    HWND hwnd;
    MSG Msg;

    wc.cbSize        = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
    wc.style         = 0;
    wc.lpfnWndProc   = WndProc;
    wc.cbClsExtra    = 0;
    wc.cbWndExtra    = 0;
    wc.hInstance     = hInstance;
    wc.hIcon         = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wc.hCursor       = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_CROSS);
    wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+4);
    wc.lpszMenuName  = NULL;
    wc.lpszClassName = (LPCWSTR)g_szClassName;
    wc.hIconSm       = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

    if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, (LPCWSTR)"Window Registration Failed!",
(LPCWSTR)"Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }

    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
        WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
        (LPCWSTR)g_szClassName,
        (LPCWSTR)name,
        WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
        CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 350, 150,
        NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

    if(hwnd == NULL)
    {
        MessageBox(NULL,(LPCWSTR)"Window Creation
Failed!",(LPCWSTR)"Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }

    ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
    UpdateWindow(hwnd);

    while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
    {
        TranslateMessage(&Msg);
        DispatchMessage(&Msg);
    }
    return (int)Msg.wParam;
}

THANKS A LOT!

[Illysium]

Re: C++ win32 in VS 2005

Error with this line:

wc.lpszClassName = (LPCWSTR)g_szClassName;

41 C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Untitled1.cpp cannot convert `const WCHAR*' to `const CHAR*' in assignment

Can't compile if it doesn't work *grin*

[RandomPscho]

Re: C++ win32 in VS 2005

Are you sure your using visual studio 05? It compile for that, and only for that.

I got the code working in both visual studio and dev-c++ (without the (LPCWSTR) typecasting) so I have been using dev-c++.