Guide to Using free QT with Visual Studio

**delinkx** · 22nd April 2009, 08:04

. The steps for a successful integration of Qt in Visual Studio IDE. By default the open-source Qt does not come with integration with Visual Studio IDE (which is only available in the commercial editions of Qt). Follow the steps in the document for a successful integration.

http://portfolio.delinkx.com/tutorials.htm

**tingxx** · 22nd April 2009, 14:39

vs express can't install plugins ,does it?

**delinkx** · 23rd April 2009, 13:06

I have updated the pdf document to cater for the visual studio express editions where the plugin cannot be installed...

cheers

**ricardo** · 23rd April 2009, 21:07

Thank you very much for your tutorial

It works perfectly for me, I already have a Qt app running.

BTW, I see examples and demos are not compiled, is that normal? If I compile them, they work fine.

Just a suggestion, you could add some information about "configure" parameters.
For instance, I only want to create an opengl app, so I used:
configure -no-sql-sqlite -no-qt3support -platform win32-msvc2005 -no-libtiff -no-dbus -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-webkit

Thanks for help.

**ComaWhite** · 25th April 2009, 08:56

I got a complant. Why bother downloading the QtSDK if you're just going to recompile it again. Just download the source. And why not just use Qt-Creator if you can't install plugins since the express editions don't support plugins. Qt-Creator is far better than that broke piece of shit VS.

**delinkx** · 25th April 2009, 09:04

Originally Posted by ComaWhite

I got a complant. Why bother downloading the QtSDK if you're just going to recompile it again. Just download the source. And why not just use Qt-Creator if you can't install plugins since the express editions don't support plugins. Qt-Creator is far better than that broke piece of shit VS.

yes u can compile from the source also. As for using with express editions, i have updated the way to overcome installing the plugin.

i do agree with u if we gonna use only Qt, then QtCreator is better to use as itself. But when u want to integrate Qt in ur other projects in VS then u cannot do it here in creator.

like i am using Qt with my Ogre Project. Since my ogre project is already established there in VS, i need to bring Qt over there.

**ComaWhite** · 25th April 2009, 09:06

You do know that you can do that also in Qt-Creator

. At least you get code complete in Qt-Creator unlike Visual Studio

**ricardo** · 25th April 2009, 09:10

I must use VS cause some of my libs only work with microsoft compiler, but not mingw, so, I can't use Qt Creator.

Thanks.

**ComaWhite** · 25th April 2009, 09:17

You do know that depending on your platform specs set when you compiled Qt. Qt-Creator "reads" that and actually uses visual studios compiler in Qt-Creator. And I've read they are even working on getting visual studio's debugger working in Qt-Creator

**ricardo** · 25th April 2009, 12:47

Originally Posted by ComaWhite

You do know that depending on your platform specs set when you compiled Qt. Qt-Creator "reads" that and actually uses visual studios compiler in Qt-Creator. And I've read they are even working on getting visual studio's debugger working in Qt-Creator

I don't understand you very well. Do you mean you can use vs compiler with Qt creator?

**ComaWhite** · 25th April 2009, 13:09

They are working on it now. Read it on their blogs

**ComaWhite** · 25th April 2009, 13:12

Indeed, time does fly. Today we released Qt Creator 1.1.0 together with Qt 4.5.1, VS Add-in 1.0, and an updated Qt SDK 2009.02 that contains the new Qt and Qt Creator. Get it from the downloads page!
I wrote a lot about the upcoming QtCreator 1.1 already in this blog post on the release candidate, but since you might not be inclined to actually read that as well, Iâ€™ll just take the chance to repeat myself

. These are some of the highlights:

Completely reworked editor split mechanism
Improved function argument hint (since a lot of you reported problems with that one!)
Improved open documents view (sorted, single-click, close buttons)
Added experimental support for generic Makefile based projects
Added signal/slot editor to the form editor

A lot of things are not mentioned above, please have a look at the more complete list of interesting changes.
Thank you all for the last minute feedback. If we didnâ€™t manage to put your favorite feature in, donâ€™t despair (and please donâ€™t get your flame-thrower out), the next release will not be far away. For example we are working full-steam on the cdb (VS debugger) integration. If you want to check out what is going on, have a look at the snapshots (we are in the process of getting them up again. edit: available now), or at the source repository.

After the release before the release