   HelloWorld using SDL HELP!!!
  Please help,I try to get the HelloWorld work. I put the SDL.dll in the debug folder. But I got the errors as following.____ERRORSSSSSSSS________1>------ Build started: Project: HelloWorld, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------1>Linking...1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_Quit referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_UpdateRect referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_UpperBlit referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_PollEvent referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_FreeSurface referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_LoadBMP_RW referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_RWFromFile referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_WM_SetCaption referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_SetVideoMode referenced in function _SDL_main1>test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_Init referenced in function _SDL_main1>MSVCRTD.lib(crtexe.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup1>C:\Users\...\projects\HelloWorld\Debug\HelloWorld.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 11 unresolved externals1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\..\projects\HelloWorld\HelloWorld\Debug\BuildLog.htm"1>HelloWorld - 12 error(s), 0 warning(s)========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========/*** This source code is part of the samples for "Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish". ** This example SDL code will load up a bitmap image of the SDL logo, and just display* it in a window for you. It's very bare bones.** @Author : Erik Yuzwa* @Date   : 09/01/2005* @Version: 1.0*/#include <SDL.h>int main(int argc, char* argv[]){//initialize SDL and the video subsystemif(SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_VIDEO ) < 0)return -1;//create an SDL_Surface object which represents the//game window  SDL_Surface *screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(640, 480, 0, 0);//signal SDL to change the text of the main window//to "Hello World"SDL_WM_SetCaption("Hello World", "Hello World");//load the SDL logo bitmap to a temporary surfaceSDL_Surface* temp = SDL_LoadBMP("sdl_logo.bmp");//create the working SDL_Surface which matches the //display format of the temporary surfaceSDL_Surface* bg = NULL; //SDL_DisplayFormat(temp);//free the memory allocated to the temporary SDL_SurfaceSDL_FreeSurface(temp);SDL_Event event;bool quit = false;//This is the main message loop of the gamewhile(!quit){//check the message queue for an eventif (SDL_PollEvent(&event)){//if an event was foundswitch (event.type){//check to see if the window was closed via the "x button"case SDL_QUIT://set the quit flag to truequit = true;break;//check the keyboard to see if the ESC key was pressedcase SDL_KEYDOWN:switch (event.key.keysym.sym){case SDLK_ESCAPE://set our quit flag to truequit = true;break;}break;}}//draw the background spriteSDL_BlitSurface(bg, NULL, screen, NULL);//update the current windowSDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0, 0, 0, 0);}//free the allocated memory for the background surfaceSDL_FreeSurface(bg);//quit SDL and allow it to clean up everythingSDL_Quit();//return control to Windows with no errorsreturn 0;}   
  It sounds like you didn't add SDL.lib and SDLmain.lib to your linker inputs.   ;  Thanks!! I did the linkers after your suggestion. The HelloWorldWindow displays. But it does display the sdl_logo.bmp. I copied the image into the project folder, debug folder, every folder the project has. It does not load the image at all. Please help again. Thanks in advance!!   ;//load the SDL logo bitmap to a temporary surfaceSDL_Surface* temp = SDL_LoadBMP("sdl_logo.bmp");//create the working SDL_Surface which matches the//display format of the temporary surfaceSDL_Surface* bg = NULL; //SDL_DisplayFormat(temp);//free the memory allocated to the temporary SDL_SurfaceSDL_FreeSurface(temp);You're freeing the temp surface right after you load it, and plus you aren't drawing/blitting it onto the screen://draw the background spriteSDL_BlitSurface(bg, NULL, screen, NULL);//draw temp //SDL_BlitSurface(temp, NULL, screen, NULL);//update the current windowSDL_UpdateRect(screen, 0, 0, 0, 0);Also, if you suspect that you're image isn't loading correctly, you can check to see if Load_BMP fails://load the SDL logo bitmap to a temporary surfaceSDL_Surface* temp = SDL_LoadBMP("sdl_logo.bmp");if ( temp == 0 )return -1;;Quote:But it does display the sdl_logo.bmp.Did you mean 'it doesn't display the sdl_logo.bmp'?   ;  Oh, My God! My bad. Thanks!!!!   ;  Just a little tip, the project folder is basically considered the relative root folder for directories. The debug and release(when you select to compile a release build for a final build) folders should not be used to store resources in even though the compiled .exe file ends up in there. Take the .exe out of there and move it to the project folder when you want to distribute it your project with an executable. If you see a lot space being taken up by project folders and you know you don't have many resources in there you can go ahead and delete those folders, you'll just have to recompile them if you don't grab the .exe file out of there first.   