[SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

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[SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby bsrealm » 22 Mar 2008 12:14

Hello:

1: I do not know if this is the best place to post this topic. If not, I request you to move this to the appropriate place.
2: Ok, now to my problem. I got the include/ directory from the source tarball and then copied the libvlc.dll and plugins/* to my Debug/ folder in my VC++ console application.
3: I basically copy pasted the code from http://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC_Tutorial_086c and it compiles well but when linking, I get the following error(s):

1>------ Build started: Project: LibVLC One, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Compiling...
1>Main.cpp
1>Linking...
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_destroy referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_playlist_play referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_playlist_add referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_new referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_exception_init referenced in function _main
1>C:\Users\Balki\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\LibVLC Zero\Debug\LibVLC One.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 5 unresolved externals
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\Balki\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\LibVLC One\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>LibVLC One - 6 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Please help. I have the folder in the linker additional directories too.


Thanks
Balki

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <vlc/libvlc.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
libvlc_exception_t excp;
libvlc_instance_t *inst;
int item;
char *myarg0 = "-I"; char *myarg1 = "dummy";
char *myarg2 = "--plugin-path=.\\plugins";
char *myargs[4] = {myarg0, myarg1, myarg2, NULL};
char *filename = "B:\\Videos\\TV\\HIMYM\\Season 1\\How I Met Your Mother - 1x01 - Pilot - hdtv-lol.[VTV].avi";

libvlc_exception_init (&excp);
inst = libvlc_new (3, myargs, &excp);
item = libvlc_playlist_add (inst, filename, NULL, &excp);
libvlc_playlist_play (inst, item, 0, NULL, &excp);
Sleep (10000);
libvlc_destroy (inst);
return 0;
}
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Re: VLC in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby VLC_help » 22 Mar 2008 16:04

You need a .lib file (libvlc.lib). .dll files are for runtime, .lib files are for linking. If you have libvlc.lib in right place, remember to add it to your project.
http://csf11.acs.uwosh.edu/cs371/visual ... step4b.jpg
EDIT:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=45260&p=143004&hilit=dll#p143004
that might help someone.

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Re: VLC in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby bsrealm » 22 Mar 2008 22:31

Thanks a lot VLC_help! I learnt a lot in the process as well.


Thanks,
Balki

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby isilinux » 28 Apr 2008 17:28

hi,
I have the same problem, but I dont know how add vlclib.dll to my program.
could you please help me in details?
thanks

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby bsrealm » 28 Apr 2008 18:29

Hey, I gotta go somewhere now. I will reply as soon as I get back. Its an easy process. See ya in a bit.

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby isilinux » 29 Apr 2008 12:22

thank you very much
I am waitting you. :)
my main code is in following:

// vlc2Dlg.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "vlc2Dlg.h"
#include <string.h>
//#include "dshow.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include "malloc.h"
#include "vlc.h"
#include "libvlc.h"
#include <windows.h>


#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif


// CAboutDlg dialog used for App About

class CAboutDlg : public CDialog
{
public:
CAboutDlg();

// Dialog Data
enum { IDD = IDD_ABOUTBOX };

protected:
virtual void DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX); // DDX/DDV support

// Implementation
protected:
DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

CAboutDlg::CAboutDlg() : CDialog(CAboutDlg::IDD)
{
}

void CAboutDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CAboutDlg, CDialog)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()


// Cvlc2Dlg dialog

Cvlc2Dlg::Cvlc2Dlg(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
: CDialog(Cvlc2Dlg::IDD, pParent)
{
m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME);
}

void Cvlc2Dlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(Cvlc2Dlg, CDialog)
ON_WM_SYSCOMMAND()
ON_WM_PAINT()
ON_WM_QUERYDRAGICON()
//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
ON_BN_CLICKED(IDOK, &Cvlc2Dlg::OnBnClickedOk)
ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BUTTON1, &Cvlc2Dlg::OnBnClickedButton1)
ON_BN_CLICKED(IDCANCEL, &Cvlc2Dlg::OnBnClickedCancel)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()


// Cvlc2Dlg message handlers

BOOL Cvlc2Dlg::OnInitDialog()
{
CDialog::OnInitDialog();

// Add "About..." menu item to system menu.

// IDM_ABOUTBOX must be in the system command range.
ASSERT((IDM_ABOUTBOX & 0xFFF0) == IDM_ABOUTBOX);
ASSERT(IDM_ABOUTBOX < 0xF000);

CMenu* pSysMenu = GetSystemMenu(FALSE);
if (pSysMenu != NULL)
{
CString strAboutMenu;
strAboutMenu.LoadString(IDS_ABOUTBOX);
if (!strAboutMenu.IsEmpty())
{
pSysMenu->AppendMenu(MF_SEPARATOR);
pSysMenu->AppendMenu(MF_STRING, IDM_ABOUTBOX, strAboutMenu);
}
}

// Set the icon for this dialog. The framework does this automatically
// when the application's main window is not a dialog
SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE); // Set big icon
SetIcon(m_hIcon, FALSE); // Set small icon

// TODO: Add extra initialization here

return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
}

void Cvlc2Dlg::OnSysCommand(UINT nID, LPARAM lParam)
{
if ((nID & 0xFFF0) == IDM_ABOUTBOX)
{
CAboutDlg dlgAbout;
dlgAbout.DoModal();
}
else
{
CDialog::OnSysCommand(nID, lParam);
}
}

// If you add a minimize button to your dialog, you will need the code below
// to draw the icon. For MFC applications using the document/view model,
// this is automatically done for you by the framework.

void Cvlc2Dlg::OnPaint()
{
if (IsIconic())
{
CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

SendMessage(WM_ICONERASEBKGND, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(dc.GetSafeHdc()), 0);

// Center icon in client rectangle
int cxIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON);
int cyIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON);
CRect rect;
GetClientRect(&rect);
int x = (rect.Width() - cxIcon + 1) / 2;
int y = (rect.Height() - cyIcon + 1) / 2;

// Draw the icon
dc.DrawIcon(x, y, m_hIcon);
}
else
{
CDialog::OnPaint();
}
}

// The system calls this function to obtain the cursor to display while the user drags
// the minimized window.
HCURSOR Cvlc2Dlg::OnQueryDragIcon()
{
return static_cast<HCURSOR>(m_hIcon);
}


/**********************************************************************
* loadLibrary: Carga la librería VLC
**********************************************************************/
int loadLibrary ( LPWSTR libreria) { //
LPCWSTR lib = L"\\libvlc.dll";
DWORD tamano = GetCurrentDirectoryW(0, NULL);
int liblen = lstrlenW(lib);

printf("Tamano: %d, %d\n", tamano, liblen);
LPWSTR buffer = new WCHAR[tamano + liblen];
tamano = GetCurrentDirectoryW(tamano, buffer);
//buffer[tamano] = 0;
lstrcatW(buffer, lib);
printf("Buffer: %S\n", buffer);

if (libvlc == NULL) {
libvlc = LoadLibraryW(libreria);
delete buffer;
}
if (libvlc != NULL) {
return EXITO;
delete buffer;
} else {
printf("Libreria libvlc.dll no encontrada, %d\n", GetLastError());
return NO_LIB;
delete buffer;
}
}

/**********************************************************************
* freeLibrary: Libera la librería VLC
**********************************************************************/
bool freeLibrary() {
BOOL libera = false;
if (libvlc != NULL) {
printf("Liberando libreria libvlc.dll\n");
libera = FreeLibrary(libvlc);
if (!libera) {
printf("Error al liberar\n");
}
}
return (libera == VLC_TRUE);
}

/**********************************************************************
* funcionFalla: Muestra un mensaje si una función no puede ser
* obtenida desde la DLL
**********************************************************************/
inline int funcionFalla(const char * msg) {
printf("La funcion %s no pudo inicializarse\n", msg);
freeLibrary();
return FUNCION_FALLA;
}

/**********************************************************************
* initLib: Carga todas las funciones desde la librería
**********************************************************************/
int initLib(LPWSTR libreria) {

if (libvlc == NULL) {
if (loadLibrary(libreria) != EXITO) {
return NO_LIB;
}
}

if ((VLC_AddIntf = (_VLC_ADDINTF) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_AddIntf")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_AddIntf");
if ((VLC_AddTarget = (_VLC_ADDTARGET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_AddTarget")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_AddTarget");
if ((VLC_CleanUp = (_VLC_CLEANUP) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_CleanUp")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_CleanUp");
if ((VLC_Create = (_VLC_CREATE) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Create")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Create");
if ((VLC_Destroy = (_VLC_DESTROY) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Destroy")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Destroy");
if ((VLC_Die = (_VLC_DIE) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Die")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Die");
if ((VLC_Error = (_VLC_ERROR) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Error")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Error");
if ((VLC_FullScreen = (_VLC_FULLSCREEN) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_FullScreen")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_FullScreen");
if ((VLC_Init = (_VLC_INIT) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Init")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Init");
if ((VLC_IsPlaying = (_VLC_ISPLAYING) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_IsPlaying")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_IsPlaying");
if ((VLC_LengthGet = (_VLC_LENGTHGET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_LengthGet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_LengthGet");
if ((VLC_Pause = (_VLC_PAUSE) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Pause")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Pause");
if ((VLC_Play = (_VLC_PLAY) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Play")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Play");
if ((VLC_PlaylistClear = (_VLC_PLAYLISTCLEAR) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PlaylistClear")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PlaylistClear");
if ((VLC_PlaylistIndex = (_VLC_PLAYLISTINDEX) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PlaylistIndex")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PlaylistIndex");
if ((VLC_PlaylistNext = (_VLC_PLAYLISTNEXT) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PlaylistNext")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PlaylistNext");
if ((VLC_PlaylistNumberOfItems = (_VLC_PLAYLISTNUMBEROFITEMS) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PlaylistNumberOfItems")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PlaylistNumberOfItems");
if ((VLC_PlaylistPrev = (_VLC_PLAYLISTPREV) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PlaylistPrev")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PlaylistPrev");
if ((VLC_PositionGet = (_VLC_POSITIONGET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PositionGet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PositionGet");
if ((VLC_PositionSet = (_VLC_POSITIONSET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_PositionSet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_PositionSet");
if ((VLC_SpeedFaster = (_VLC_SPEEDFASTER) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_SpeedFaster")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_SpeedFaster");
if ((VLC_SpeedSlower = (_VLC_SPEEDSLOWER) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_SpeedSlower")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_SpeedSlower");
if ((VLC_Stop = (_VLC_STOP) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Stop")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Stop");
if ((VLC_TimeGet = (_VLC_TIMEGET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_TimeGet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_TimeGet");
if ((VLC_TimeSet = (_VLC_TIMESET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_TimeSet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_TimeSet");
if ((VLC_VariableGet = (_VLC_VARIABLEGET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_VariableGet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_VariableGet");
if ((VLC_VariableSet = (_VLC_VARIABLESET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_VariableSet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_VariableSet");
if ((VLC_VariableType = (_VLC_VARIABLETYPE) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_VariableType")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_VariableType");
if ((VLC_Version = (_VLC_VERSION) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_Version")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_Version");
if ((VLC_VolumeGet = (_VLC_VOLUMEGET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_VolumeGet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_VolumeGet");
if ((VLC_VolumeMute = (_VLC_VOLUMEMUTE) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_VolumeMute")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_VolumeMute");
if ((VLC_VolumeSet = (_VLC_VOLUMESET) GetProcAddress(libvlc, "VLC_VolumeSet")) == NULL)
return funcionFalla("VLC_VolumeSet");
return EXITO;
}

/**********************************************************************
* verError: Muestra un mensaje de error
**********************************************************************/
void getError(int error) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s\n", (VLC_Error)(error));
}


// Main
int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
if (initLib(L"libvlc.dll") != EXITO) {
printf("No se pudo cargar la libreria\n");
return -1;
}

int id = -1;

// It creates the VLC instance
int i_ret = (VLC_Create)();
if( i_ret < 0 ) {
getError(i_ret);
return i_ret;
}

id = i_ret;

// Inits the instance
printf("%d\n", id);

char ** commands = new char*[6];
commands[0] = "testvlcconsole.exe";
commands[1] = "dshow://";
commands[2] = ":dshow-vdev=Logitech QuickCam Pro 3000 (08B0)";
commands[3] = ":dshow-adev=";
commands[4] = ":dshow-size=176x144";
commands[5] = ":sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=rtp{mux=ts,dst=192.168.0.155,port=1234}}";


i_ret = (VLC_Init)(id, 6, commands );
printf("%d\n", i_ret);
if( i_ret < 0 ) {
getError(i_ret);
(VLC_Destroy)( id );
return -1;
}

// Start playing
i_ret = (VLC_Play)(id);
if( i_ret < 0 ) {
getError(i_ret);
return false;
}

getchar();

while((VLC_IsPlaying)(id));
(VLC_Die)(id);
(VLC_CleanUp)(id);
(VLC_Destroy)(id);
freeLibrary();
return 0;
}
void Cvlc2Dlg::OnBnClickedButton1()
{
loadLibrary((LPWSTR)"c:\\libvlc.dll");

}
static void quit_on_exception (libvlc_exception_t *excp) {
if (libvlc_exception_raised (excp)) {
fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", libvlc_exception_get_message(excp));
exit(-1);
}
}
void Cvlc2Dlg::OnBnClickedOk()
{

libvlc_exception_t excp;
libvlc_instance_t *inst;
int item;
char *myarg0 = "-I"; char *myarg1 = "dummy";
char *myarg2 = "--plugin-path=c:\\program files\\videolan\\vlc\\plugins";
char *myargs[4] = {myarg0, myarg1, myarg2, NULL};
char *filename = "c:\\sample.mpeg";
////////////////////////////////////////from here the errors are acciured that same as your reported errors
libvlc_exception_init (&excp);
inst = libvlc_new (3, myargs, &excp);
quit_on_exception (&excp);
item = libvlc_playlist_add (inst, filename, NULL, &excp);
quit_on_exception (&excp);
libvlc_playlist_play (inst, item, 0, NULL, &excp);
quit_on_exception (&excp);
Sleep (10000);
libvlc_destroy (inst);

OnOK();
}

void Cvlc2Dlg::OnBnClickedCancel()
{
OnCancel();
}

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby silvara » 14 Oct 2008 23:28

hi ;

i have same problem.. I made libvlc.lib out of libvlc.dll.. Include necessary files to VC Additional Include directory, copy all pluggin dll s and libvlc.dll just into my debugger folder.. but i am having below error 1>c:\projects\vlcnew\vlcnew\include\vlc\libvlc.h(76) : error C2065: 'libvlc_exception_t' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\projects\vlcnew\vlcnew\include\vlc\libvlc.h(76) : error C2065: 'p_exception' : undeclared identifier
1>c:\projects\vlcnew\vlcnew\include\vlc\libvlc.h(76) : error C2182: 'libvlc_exception_init' : illegal use of type 'void'
1>c:\projects\vlcnew\vlcnew\include\vlc\libvlc.h(76) : fatal error C1903: unable to recover from previous error(s); stopping compilation
[/code]

I looked inside the includes and find out 'libvlc_exception_t' inside C:\pjproject-1.0-rc2\third_party\vlc\vlc-0.9.4\include\vlc\libvlc_structures.h... but it is already in my include directory.. what might be wrong ?

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby VLC_help » 15 Oct 2008 14:28

And that libvlc_structures.h is also included in c:\projects\vlcnew\vlcnew\include\vlc\libvlc.h ?

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby joolzg » 29 Jan 2009 20:58

Can someone post some working code, what i am trying to do is a UDP pvr, i have the udp streams coming from a couple of dvb-t cards and analog cards and i want to be able to schedule a record to take place,

was going to use libVlc but cant seem to get it going becuase of the fact that a .lib does not exist

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby maringer » 25 Mar 2009 00:33

The problem is, as I understand, more deeper.

You can get the .libs if you rename the files ending with .dll.a in the sdk/lib/ folder (VLC > 0.9). You have to rename it from dll.a to dll.lib.

But this doesn't solve any problem. The real problem is, that in different header files is C code, which doesn't work out of the box with Visual C++ (because of memory management problems).

That is my experience at the moment.

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby gulcin » 13 May 2009 13:12

Hello;

I am trying to use libvlc.dll in VS 2008 (C++), and I have the same problem. I have copied the libvlc.dll and plugins to my Debug/ folder in my VC++ console application. Also I have included the directories of vlc-0.9.9a (used: include, src,and libs folders).
I have used the code in the following page: http://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC_Tutorial
When I try to compile I get the following errors:

//----
Error 10 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_exception_get_message referenced in function "void __cdecl raise(struct libvlc_exception_t *)" (?raise@@YAXPAUlibvlc_exception_t@@@Z) OB.obj
Error 9 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_exception_init referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 11 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_exception_raised referenced in function "void __cdecl raise(struct libvlc_exception_t *)" (?raise@@YAXPAUlibvlc_exception_t@@@Z) OB.obj
Error 7 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_new referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 6 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_new_from_media referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 4 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_play referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 2 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_release referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 3 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_stop referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 5 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_release referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 8 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_new referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 1 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_release referenced in function _main OB.obj
Error 12 fatal error LNK1120: 11 unresolved externals D:\OB\OB_Code\OB\Debug\OB.exe
----//

Is tehere anything that I have forgotten to include? Or, what should I do?

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Re: [SOLVED] Using libvlc.dll in VS 2005 (C++)

Postby kokila » 04 Oct 2014 04:02

I am using QT 5.3 version. My compiler is msvc2013opengl.

I have used the following url to create a player using VLC.
https://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC_Tutorial_086c/


I get the following errors.
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_new referenced in function _main
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_release referenced in function _main
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_new_path referenced in function _main
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_new_from_media referenced in function _main
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_release referenced in function _main
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_play referenced in function _main
main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _libvlc_media_player_stop referenced in function _main
debug\TestVLC.exe:-1: error: LNK1120: 7 unresolved externals

My main.cpp

#include "vplayer.h"
#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
#include <QtCore/QTextCodec>
#include <QApplication>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("test");
QTextCodec::setCodecForLocale(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
QApplication a(argc, argv);
vPlayer w;
w.show();

return a.exec();
}

My .pro file
QT += core gui
greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = TestVLC
TEMPLATE = app
SOURCES += main.cpp\
vlc_on_qt.cpp
HEADERS += vlc_on_qt.h
FORMS += vlc_on_qt.ui
LIBS += -LC:/Qt/libvlc-qt/lib -llibvlc
LIBS += -LC:/Qt/libvlc-qt/lib -llibvlccore
LIBS += -LC:/Qt/libvlc-qt/lib -lvlc-qt
LIBS += -LC:/Qt/libvlc-qt/lib -lvlc-qt-widgets
INCLUDEPATH += C:/Qt/libvlc-qt/include

I have copied .h files from VLC folder to C:\Qt\libvlc-qt\include
I have copied .dll,.lib,plugins from VLC source code to my application's build folder under debug which is
C:\Qt\Qt5.3.1\Tools\QtCreator\bin\build-TestVLC-Desktop_Qt_5_3_MSVC2013_OpenGL_32bit-Debug\debug

pkgconfig (contains libvlc.pc,vlc-plugin.pc)
plugins (copied from vlc folder)
axvlc.dll
libvlc.dll
libvlc.dll.a
libvlc.a
libvlc.lib
libvlccore.dll
libvlccore.dll.a
libvlccore.la
libvlccore.lib
npvlc.dll
vlc-qt.dll
vlc-qt.lib
vlc-qt-widgets.dll
vlc-qt=widgets.lib

I have added path variables under controlpanel->systemsecurity->advanced system settings->environment variables
C:\Qt\Qt5.3.1\5.3\msvc2013_opengl\bin ( I am not sure whether it is correct)

My projects resides under C:\Qt\Qt5.3.1\Tools\QtCreator\bin. Though I changed the path, the result is the same.

Please help me. What else I have to do


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