Qt: windows functions are unresolved external symbols

Question

I\'m trying to compile a simple helloworld-like non-Qt C++ application using te WinAPI in QtCreator. Here\'s the code:

#include 

int main()         


        

Answer 1

-L sets the search paths for DLLs, but it doesn't actually link anything. The actual linking is done via -l. Setting the search path for system libraries shouldn't be necessary, but you'll need to link against user32:

win32:LIBS += -luser32