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Hey everyone, I'm having this problem with the aforementioned API.
Here is the code to initialize the common controls i want to use..(commctrl.h is already included in my program)

INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX icex;
   icex.dwSize=sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
  icex.dwICC=ICC_BAR_CLASSES;
   InitCommonControlsEx(&icex);

However, when I try to build , it gives me this error:

1>tkud.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__InitCommonControls@0 referenced in function _WinMain@16
1>C:\Users\kudayisi\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\comctrl\Debug\comctrl.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

I'm using Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition.

Any positive help on this matter would be highly appreciated.

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Member Avatar for nezachem

Is comctl32.lib added to your project?

Member Avatar for William Hemsworth

Yep, nezachem is correct, the prototypes in that header mean nothing if they aren't linked with the right library. Try linking to comctl32.lib.

Member Avatar for tkud

I do not know how to link,please throw more light on that

Member Avatar for William Hemsworth

The easy way, at the very start of your code, add this line:

#pragma comment(lib, "comctl32.lib")
Edited by William Hemsworth because: n/a
Member Avatar for cikara21

the easiest..don't need InitCommonControlsEx(&icex); nor InitCommonControls(); 

#pragma comment(linker,"/manifestdependency:\"type='win32 name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'\"")

i'm sorry..:)

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My project has compiled. Thanks to you all for your contributions,I
really appreciate it!!

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