getting Strange error in WINAPI during linking - c

this is the error I am getting during linking:
main.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "long __stdcall windowProcess(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,long)" (?windowProcess##YGJPAUHWND__##IIJ#Z)
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/main.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.
main.exe - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
here is my source code
#include <windows.h>
//#include <stdlib.h>
//#include <string.h>
#include "stdafx.h"
//1. Declaring windowProcess of type LRESULT
//2. WIN API
//3. WIndow Class
//4. Register Class
//5. Create Window
//6. Show Window
// The main window class name
const char myClassName[] = "myClass";
//1. Moving towards 1st step & showing the ass of Window Process
LRESULT CALLBACK windowProcess(HWND,UINT,WPARAM,LPARAM);
//2. Using win api
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevIntance,
LPSTR lpcmdLine,
int comandNumber){
WNDCLASS wc;
wc.style=CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
wc.lpfnWndProc=windowProcess;
wc.cbClsExtra=0;
wc.cbWndExtra=0;
wc.hInstance=hInstance;
wc.hIcon=LoadIcon(hInstance,MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_APPLICATION));
wc.hbrBackground=NULL;
wc.lpszMenuName=NULL;
wc.lpszClassName=myClassName;
//3. Registering Wnd Class
if(!RegisterClass(&wc))
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Class didnot get registered","An Simple Window Application",NULL);
}
//hint=hInstance;
//4. registering window class
HWND hWnd=CreateWindow(myClassName,"Title f Window",WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,0,0,500,100,NULL,NULL,hInstance,NULL);
if(!hWnd)
{
MessageBox(NULL,"window didnt created","An Simple Windw Application",NULL);
}
//5. Now after window has been created lets show this window
ShowWindow(hWnd,comandNumber);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);
return 1;
}//winapi WinMain function ends

The error tells you that the function
LRESULT CALLBACK windowProcess(HWND,UINT,WPARAM,LPARAM);
is only declared and defined nowhere.

Check Project props -> Linker -> System -> SubSystem.

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I'm trying to compile an application from source code with Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise. I've run into some problems.
When I try to compile, I get several errors related to BOOL being an undefined type. I've tried including winmindef.h and windef.h to no avail. Here's some of the function declarations in the code that throw errors:
void GetCheatName ( int CheatNo, char * CheatName, int CheatNameLen );
BOOL LoadCheatExt ( char * CheatName, char * CheatExt, int MaxCheatExtLen);
void RefreshCheatManager ( void );
void SaveCheatExt ( char * CheatName, char * CheatExt );
BOOL TreeView_GetCheckState(HWND hwndTreeView, HTREEITEM hItem);
BOOL TreeView_SetCheckState(HWND hwndTreeView, HTREEITEM hItem, BOOL fCheck);`
When I include the following in the .h file, the problem is still not resolved
#ifndef TRUE
#define TRUE 1
#endif
#ifndef FALSE
#define FALSE 0
#endif
typedef int BOOL;
If it helps, I am trying to compile PJ64, and may need to change some setting in order to compile, but I'm not sure which.
Any help at all is appreciated!
---UPDATE---
Here are the complete compile errors (I've omitted most of the warnings):
1>cl : Command line warning D9007: '/Gm' requires '/Zi or /ZI'; option ignored
1> Cheat.c
1>Cheat.c(55): error C2059: syntax error: '<parameter-list>'
1>Cheat.c(56): error C2059: syntax error: '{'
1>Cheat.c(233): warning C4267: '=': conversion from 'size_t' to 'WORD', possible loss of data
1>Cheat.c(326): warning C4267: '=': conversion from 'size_t' to 'WORD', possible loss of data
1>Cheat.c(346): warning C4267: '=': conversion from 'size_t' to 'WORD', possible loss of data
1>Cheat.c(982): error C2059: syntax error: '<parameter-list>'
1>Cheat.c(998): error C2059: syntax error: '{'
1>Cheat.c(999): error C2449: found '{' at file scope (missing function header?)
1>Cheat.c(1012): error C2059: syntax error: '}'
The complete code for the project I am trying to compile can be found here.
This is -part- of the code that was compiled and threw the above errors. I've left the vast majority of the code out because it is too lengthy to include here. I've left comments indicating which lines threw errors.
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BOOL TreeView_SetCheckState(HWND hwndTreeView, HTREEITEM hItem, BOOL fCheck); //(line 56)
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BOOL TreeView_GetCheckState(HWND hwndTreeView, HTREEITEM hItem) { //line 982, error thrown.
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{ //line 1000, error thrown
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If more code is desired, I'll gladly post!
I've checked the code you gave a link to.
BOOL type is properly included. To check that you can compile Cheat.c with /P option.
All the problems are caused by upgrade of the project from Visual Studio 6 to Visual Studio 2015.
If you will investigate the pre-processor ouput you will see the transformation:
BOOL TreeView_GetCheckState(HWND hwndTreeView, HTREEITEM hItem); //(line 55, error thrown.)
BOOL TreeView_SetCheckState(HWND hwndTreeView, HTREEITEM hItem, BOOL fCheck); //(line 56)
pre-processed to:
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The simplest solution is to actually skip naming those arguments, like so:
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For a solution working in C, then you have to actually use the arguments, even if you don't do anything with them. This can be done with e.g. using them in an expression and throw away the result, like
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Or use the macros defined in winnt.h (which should be included for you by default) for this:
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See e.g. this article.

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