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Q140597: FIX: Fatal Error LNK1561: Entry Point Must Be Defined

Article: Q140597
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 4.0 4.1 4.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC kbVC500fix kbGrpDSTools
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 4.0, 4.1 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 4.2 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 4.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you build an AppWizard-generated application that has a directory with a
trailing backslash (\) specified in the Additional Include Directories field of
the C/C++ Preprocessor settings, you receive this error:

  

  Compiling...
  StdAfx.cpp
  LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined
  Error executing cl.exe.

CAUSE
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The backslash (\) character is interpreted as an escape character.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this problem, do not include trailing backslashes in the
Additional Include Directories field of the C/C++ Preprocessor settings. For
example, specify directories as C:\Project\Inc rather than as C:\Project\Inc\.
Or if you want to specify the current directory as .\, use just the period (.)
instead.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbVC500fix kbGrpDSTools 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC32bitSearch
Version           : 4.0 4.1 4.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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