Creating a Win32 Application in Qt Creator

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I'm looking to create a win32 application in Qt Creator - is this possible? If so, how would I go about doing it? My preference would definitely be to use native C code (and the native API) if possible.

It has absolutely no sense to use cross-platform IDE for native, win-only development. Why don't you use Express version of MS Visual Studio instead? It is also free. This would be much more comfortable and productive way in your case... — vitakot
– vitakot, Commented Feb 21, 2012 at 22:48
Trust me, I was going to go that route. Until I found out that their C compiler (from my experience) wasn't very good...I spent hours trying to figure out how to tweak it to what I was looking for and it still wouldn't build my code! Qt Creator builds it fine, however. Now, I need to just figure out how to link win32 apps and use their WinMain function as my entry point. — zeboidlund
– zeboidlund, Commented Feb 21, 2012 at 22:49
@vitakot: Well, I am doing Windows only development using Microsoft's compilers and Qt Creator as an IDE. I find that writing code is much more pleasant using Qt Creator. — user362638
– user362638, Commented Feb 21, 2012 at 22:55
Agreed. For one, you're able to actually choose what compiler to use... — zeboidlund
– zeboidlund, Commented Feb 22, 2012 at 1:25

score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-21 22:52:00Z

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Yes, you can use Qt Creator just as an IDE. It doesn't force you to use Qt or C++ only.

Create project for Qt Console Application
From .pro file remove "QT += core"
From main.cpp remove all Qt stuff
Include required WinAPI headers
Write C-code only
...
Profit

edited Feb 21, 2012 at 22:52

answered Feb 21, 2012 at 22:41

user362638

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IAmRoot · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-22 01:43:14Z

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If you don't want to be tied to Qt at all, Qt Creator supports CMake. Create your CMakeLists.txt then open the file as a project in Qt Creator.

answered Feb 22, 2012 at 1:43

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