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<H1>
Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++ 5,6&nbsp;and 7
Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++
</H1>
<H3>
by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro </A>and additions by <A HREF="mailto:james@conceptofzero.net">
James Turk</A>
</H3>
<p>
You can either use the precompiled libraries from <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/download.php">
the SDL Download web site </A>, or you can build SDL yourself.
You can either use the precompiled libraries from <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/download.php"> the SDL Download web site </A>, or you can build SDL yourself.
</p>
<H3>
Building SDL
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<P>
Go into the VisualC directory and double-click on the VC++ file "<CODE>SDL.dsw</CODE>" <STRONG><FONT color="#009900">("<CODE>SDL.sln</CODE>")</FONT></STRONG>. This should open up the IDE.
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<P>
You may be prompted at this point to upgrade the workspace, should you be using
a more recent version of Visual C++. If so, allow the workspace to be upgraded.
Go into the VisualC directory and double-click on the Visual Studio solution for your version of Visual Studio, e.g. <CODE>SDL_VS2008.sln</CODE> This should open up the IDE.
</P>
<P>
Build the <CODE>.dll</CODE> and <CODE>.lib</CODE> files.
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This is done by right clicking on each project in turn (Projects are listed in
the Workspace panel in the FileView tab), and selecting "Build".
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<P>
If you get an error about SDL_config.h being missing, you should
copy include/SDL_config.h.default to include/SDL_config.h and try again.
</P>
<P>
You may get a few warnings, but you should not get any errors. You do have to
have at least the DirectX 5 SDK installed, however. The latest
version of DirectX can be downloaded or purchased on a cheap CD (my
recommendation) from <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft </A>.
have at least the DirectX 9 SDK installed, however. The latest
version of DirectX can be downloaded from <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</A>.
</P>
<P>
Later, we will refer to the following .lib and .dll files that have just been
generated:
</P>
<ul>
<li> SDL.dll</li>
<li> SDL.lib</li>
<li> SDLmain.lib</li>
<li> SDL2.dll</li>
<li> SDL2.lib</li>
<li> SDL2main.lib</li>
</ul>
<P>
Search for these using the Windows Find (Windows-F) utility, if you don't
already know where they should be. For those of you with a clue, look inside
the Debug or Release directories of the subdirectories of the Project folder.
(It might be easier to just use Windows Find if this sounds confusing. And
don't worry about needing a clue; we all need visits from the clue fairy
frequently.)
Search for these using the Windows Find (Windows-F) utility inside the VisualC directory.
</P>
<H3>
Creating a Project with SDL
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Copy the following files into your Project directory:
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<ul>
<li> SDL.dll</li>
<li> SDL2.dll</li>
</ul>
<P>
Add the following files to your project (It is not necessary to copy them to
your project directory):
</P>
<ul>
<li> SDL.lib </li>
<li> SDLmain.lib</li>
<li> SDL2.lib </li>
<li> SDL2main.lib</li>
</ul>
<P>
(To add them to your project, right click on your project, and select "Add
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Now create the basic body of your project. The body of your program should take
the following form: <CODE>
<PRE>
#include "SDL.h"
#include "SDL2.h"

int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
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