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Hi I get this some time. but i can't understand what it say

Error 3 error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals C:\Users\mohammadali1375\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\MyEngine\MEngine\Debug\MEngine.exe

Error 2 error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: virtual void __thiscall MEngineComponent::Update(void)" (?Update@MEngineComponent@@UAEXXZ) C:\Users\mohammadali1375\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\MyEngine\MEngine\MEngine\TestComponent.obj

I want to know when does it happen
Thanks

Posted 29-Dec-12 7:25am

mohammadali1375

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A very useful tool that you can use to figure out the exact API that is missing is called 'undname.exe' which is in the \VC\bin directory of your Visual Studio installation (for example, "D:\vs2010\VC\bin\undname.exe" for my VS2010 installation). You can use it to undecorate a name that is generated by the compiler. Here is a sequence that tells you more about the missing API:

[Note that the name flagged in your message above is "?Update@MEngineComponent@@UAEXXZ"]

SQL

D:\whatever>cd \vs2010\VC\bin

D:\vs2010\VC\bin>undname ?Update@MEngineComponent@@UAEXXZ
Microsoft (R) C++ Name Undecorator
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Undecoration of :- "?Update@MEngineComponent@@UAEXXZ"
is :- "public: virtual void __thiscall MEngineComponent::Update(void)"

D:\vs2010\VC\bin>

The cause of the error can be a result of a declaration in a header file that is not implemented, differing parameter list between declaration and definition, mixed definition of linkage (ie. __thiscall, __stdcall etc.), missing export details ("__declspec(dllexport)") or several other things.

Posted 1-Jan-13 6:52am

H.Brydon

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SoMad · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-29T10:02:00

Solution 1

A couple of things can cause this. You might not have linked correctly to the library file you are trying to use.

Another possibility is that you have declared the function

C++

void Update(void)

in the header file for you MEngineComponent class, but you forgot to actually code the function in the .cpp file. I actually think this would give you the LNK2019 error, but you should double-check to make sure.

If that is not your problem, take a look here for other causes:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f6xx1b1z(v=vs.100).aspx[^]

Soren Madsen

Posted 29-Dec-12 10:02am

SoMad

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Espen Harlinn 29-Dec-12 16:40pm

That's a reasonable explanation :-D

SoMad 29-Dec-12 17:13pm

Thanks, I am a reasonable man :-). In the article I linked to, there are actually more causes than I expected (and have encountered myself).

Soren Madsen

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 29-Dec-12 21:47pm

Explained, a 5.
—SA

SajeeshCheviry 2-Jan-13 11:35am

good answer :-)