unused parameter warning and english being displayed as chinese

[partha7817]

I was compiling a basic GUI application written in C language meant to run on windows 7 using qt creator using mingw platform the code is :

#include <windows.h>
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
MessageBox(NULL, "Goodbye, cruel world!", "Note", MB_OK);
return 0;
}

the compiler warnings relate to unused parameter "hInstance" but it runs ok, but the sentence "Goodbye, cruel world!" is being displayed as chinese

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what may be the problem and how to rectify? pls help

[d_stranz]

Well of course. You're trying to use Qt Creator to compile a program written using an abominable operating system's native API, not the vastly superior Qt API. Port the program to use Qt and all will be fine.

[partha7817]

can I mend the project file to use qT API or do I have to start a new project altogether and copy-paste same code?

[stampede]

copy-paste same code
Sorry, but I think you won't get far in programming with such attitude :)
If you don't know where to start, then "widget" examples from your Qt installation is a good place.
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/examples-widgets.html

[partha7817]

:p sorry boss just impatient

[ChrisW67]

Since no part of Windows is actually going to translate your message it seems possible that you are looking at a system Or program runtime library runtime error message on a non-English Windows.