I noticed that you are building a debug configuration. gdiplus.lib is not a debug library, but that should not cause your error.
GDI+ is probably depending on the .NET framework, or another COM interface to be defined in the project. It has the same late-binding as other libraries that are loaded at runtime. (They differ from the static libraries that are still linked to a DLL at runtime, but that are linked automatically by Windows for you.) Notice that it defines UNICODE.
So, anyway....there is a namespace that you need to use in addition to the steps you have already taken.
Have you looked at the Platform SDK documentation? Here is a simple sample from that document:
#define UNICODE
#include <windows.h>
#include <gdiplus.h>
using namespace Gdiplus;
VOID OnPaint(HDC hdc)
{
Graphics graphics(hdc);
Pen pen(Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
graphics.DrawLine(&pen, 0, 0, 200, 100);
}
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
INT WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, PSTR, INT iCmdShow)
{
HWND hWnd;
MSG msg;
WNDCLASS wndClass;
GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
ULONG_PTR gdiplusToken;
// Initialize GDI+.
GdiplusStartup(&gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
wndClass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
wndClass.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wndClass.cbClsExtra = 0;
wndClass.cbWndExtra = 0;
wndClass.hInstance = hInstance;
wndClass.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wndClass.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wndClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH);
wndClass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wndClass.lpszClassName = TEXT("GettingStarted");
RegisterClass(&wndClass);
hWnd = CreateWindow(
TEXT("GettingStarted"), // window class name
TEXT("Getting Started"), // window caption
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, // window style
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial x position
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial y position
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial x size
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial y size
NULL, // parent window handle
NULL, // window menu handle
hInstance, // program instance handle
NULL); // creation parameters
ShowWindow(hWnd, iCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);
while(GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
GdiplusShutdown(gdiplusToken);
return msg.wParam;
} // WinMain
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message,
WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
HDC hdc;
PAINTSTRUCT ps;
switch(message)
{
case WM_PAINT:
hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps);
OnPaint(hdc);
EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
return 0;
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(0);
return 0;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
} // WndProc
Are you putting code into stdafx.cpp? (Leave that file alone, its really a dummy file to allow precompiled headers to work. Put the include in either your main source file (best choice), or stdafx.h
Also, you must Rebuild ALL to effect a change in all files that use a PCH. Sometimes, Rebuild is all that is required to sync the files up. The need for the change is not necessarily confined to change in the stdafx,h, or stdafx.cpp files...but you need to rebuild all EVERY time you change those. (Since the compiler cannot know which files of yours to recompile, execpt those that have Use precompiled headers ticked in their properties.)
I sure hope that makes sense.
