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 <H1> Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++ 5 and 6 </H1>

 <H3>
      by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com"> Lion Kimbro </A>
 </H3>


 <p>
     You can either use the precompiled libraries from
     <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/download.html">
     the SDL Download web site </A>,
     or you can build SDL yourself.
 </p>


 <H3> Building SDL </H3>

 <P>
      Unzip the <CODE>VisualC.zip</CODE> file into the directory
      that contains this file (<CODE>VisualC.html</CODE>).
 </P>

 <P>
      Be certain that you unzip <CODE> VisualC.zip </CODE>
      into <strong>this</strong> directory and not any other
      directory. If you are using WinZip, be careful to
      make sure that it extracts to <strong>this</strong>
      folder, because it's convenient feature of
      unzipping to a folder with the name of the
      file currently being unzipped will get you in
      trouble if you use it right now. And that's all
      I have to say about that.
 </P>

 <P>
      Now that it's unzipped, go into the VisualC directory
      that is created, and double-click on the VC++
      workspace file &quot;<CODE>SDL.dsw</CODE>&quot;.
      This should open up VisualC.
 </P>

 <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.
 </P>


 <P>
      Build the <CODE>.dll</CODE> and <CODE>.lib</CODE> files.
 </P>

 <P>
      This is done by right clicking on each project in turn
      (Projects are listed in the Workspace panel in the
      FileView tab), and selecting &quot;Build&quot;.
 </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. (I believe...) 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>.
 </P>

 <P>
     Later, we will refer to the following .lib and .dll
     files that have just been generated:
 </P>

     <list>
     <li> SDL.dll
     <li> SDL.lib
     <li> SDLmain.lib
     </list>

 <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
     VisualC 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.)
 </P>


 <H3> Creating a Project with SDL </H3>

 <P>
      Create a project as a Win32 Application.
 </P>

 <P>
      Create a C++ file for your project.
 </P>

 <P>
      Set the C runtime to "Multi-threaded DLL" in the menu:
      <CODE> Project|Settings|C/C++ tab|Code Generation|Runtime Library </CODE>.
 </P>

 <P>
      Add the SDL <CODE>include</CODE> directory to your list
      of includes in the menu:
      <CODE> Project|Settings|C/C++ tab|Preprocessor|Additional include directories </CODE>.
 </P>

 <P>
      The &quot;include directory&quot; I am referring to is the
      <CODE>include</CODE> folder within the main SDL
      directory (the one that this HTML file located
      within.
 </P>

 <P>
      Now we're going to use the files that we had created
      earlier in the Build SDL step.
 </P>

 <P>
      Copy the following files into your Project directory:
 </P>

      <list>
      <li> SDL.dll </li>
      </list>

 <P>
      Copy the following files into your Project directory,
      and <em>add them to your Project</em> as well:
 </P>

      <list>
      <li> SDL.lib </li>
      <li> SDLmain.lib </li>
      </list>

 <P>
      (To add them to your project, right click on your
      project, and select &quot;Add files to project&quot;)
 </P>

 <P>
      (I believe that it's not necessary to actually
      copy the .lib files into your directory; you only
      have to be certain that you add them to your Project.
      If someone is so inclined, correct this document, or
      <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">
      e-mail me </A>,
      and I'll fix this document.)
 </P>


 <H3> SDL 101, First Day of Class </H3>

 <P>
      Now create the basic body of your project.
      The body of your program should take the following form:

 <CODE>
 <PRE>
 #include &quot;SDL.h&quot;

 int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 {
   // Body of the program goes here.
   return 0;
 }
 </PRE>
 </CODE>
 </P>

 <H3> That's it! </H3>

 <P>
      I hope that this document has helped you get
      through the most difficult part of using the
      SDL: installing it. Suggestions for improvements
      to this document should be sent to the writers
      of this document.
 </P>

 <P>
      Thanks to Paulus Esterhazy (pesterhazy@gmx.net), for the work on VC++ port.
 </P>

 <P>
      This document was originally called &quot;VisualC.txt&quot;,
      and was written by
      <A HREF="mailto:slouken@libsdl.org">Sam Lantinga</A>.
 </P>

 <P>
      Later, it was converted to HTML and expanded into
      the document that you see today by
      <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro</A>.
 </P>


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	<H1> Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++ 5 and 6 </H1>

	<H3>
	by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com"> Lion Kimbro </A>
	</H3>



	<p>
	You can either use the precompiled libraries from
	<A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/download.html">
	the SDL Download web site </A>,
	or you can build SDL yourself.
	</p>


	<H3> Building SDL </H3>

	<P>
	Unzip the <CODE>VisualC.zip</CODE> file into the directory
	that contains this file (<CODE>VisualC.html</CODE>).
	</P>

	<P>
	Be certain that you unzip <CODE> VisualC.zip </CODE>
	into <strong>this</strong> directory and not any other
	directory. If you are using WinZip, be careful to
	make sure that it extracts to <strong>this</strong>
	folder, because it's convenient feature of
	unzipping to a folder with the name of the
	file currently being unzipped will get you in
	trouble if you use it right now. And that's all
	I have to say about that.
	</P>

	<P>
	Now that it's unzipped, go into the VisualC directory
	that is created, and double-click on the VC++
	workspace file "<CODE>SDL.dsw</CODE>".
	This should open up VisualC.
	</P>

	<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.
	</P>


	<P>
	Build the <CODE>.dll</CODE> and <CODE>.lib</CODE> files.
	</P>

	<P>
	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".
	</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. (I believe...) 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>.
	</P>

	<P>
	Later, we will refer to the following .lib and .dll
	files that have just been generated:
	</P>

	<list>
	<li> SDL.dll
	<li> SDL.lib
	<li> SDLmain.lib
	</list>

	<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
	VisualC 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.)
	</P>



	<H3> Creating a Project with SDL </H3>

	<P>
	Create a project as a Win32 Application.
	</P>

	<P>
	Create a C++ file for your project.
	</P>

	<P>
	Set the C runtime to "Multi-threaded DLL" in the menu:
	<CODE> Project\|Settings\|C/C++ tab\|Code Generation\|Runtime Library </CODE>.
	</P>

	<P>
	Add the SDL <CODE>include</CODE> directory to your list
	of includes in the menu:
	<CODE> Project\|Settings\|C/C++ tab\|Preprocessor\|Additional include directories </CODE>.
	</P>

	<P>
	The "include directory" I am referring to is the
	<CODE>include</CODE> folder within the main SDL
	directory (the one that this HTML file located
	within.
	</P>

	<P>
	Now we're going to use the files that we had created
	earlier in the Build SDL step.
	</P>

	<P>
	Copy the following files into your Project directory:
	</P>

	<list>
	<li> SDL.dll </li>
	</list>

	<P>
	Copy the following files into your Project directory,
	and <em>add them to your Project</em> as well:
	</P>

	<list>
	<li> SDL.lib </li>
	<li> SDLmain.lib </li>
	</list>

	<P>
	(To add them to your project, right click on your
	project, and select "Add files to project")
	</P>

	<P>
	(I believe that it's not necessary to actually
	copy the .lib files into your directory; you only
	have to be certain that you add them to your Project.
	If someone is so inclined, correct this document, or
	<A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">
	e-mail me </A>,
	and I'll fix this document.)
	</P>



	<H3> SDL 101, First Day of Class </H3>

	<P>
	Now create the basic body of your project.
	The body of your program should take the following form:

	<CODE>
	<PRE>
	#include "SDL.h"

	int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
	{
	// Body of the program goes here.
	return 0;
	}
	</PRE>
	</CODE>
	</P>

	<H3> That's it! </H3>

	<P>
	I hope that this document has helped you get
	through the most difficult part of using the
	SDL: installing it. Suggestions for improvements
	to this document should be sent to the writers
	of this document.
	</P>

	<P>
	Thanks to Paulus Esterhazy (pesterhazy@gmx.net), for the work on VC++ port.
	</P>

	<P>
	This document was originally called "VisualC.txt",
	and was written by
	<A HREF="mailto:slouken@libsdl.org">Sam Lantinga</A>.
	</P>

	<P>
	Later, it was converted to HTML and expanded into
	the document that you see today by
	<A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro</A>.
	</P>



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