Building QtXlsxWriter with Visual Studio 2015 and Qt 5.6.1

[mulfycrowh]

Does anybody succeed in Building QtXlsxWriter with VS2015 and Qt5.6.1 ?
I downloaded the stuff from GitHub.
Put it in C:\Qt\QtXlsxWriter.
Created the folder C: \Qt\QtXlsxWriter-build.
In this Folder, run qmake ..\QtXlsxWriter

I got the Makefile.
I run nmake and I've got fatal Errors.

Thanks

[SGaist]

Hi,

Did you try to build the original project or the version from @VRonin available here ?

[mulfycrowh]

Yep. I tried it.
Same issue.
Perhaps it's only compatible with MinGW ?

[VRonin]

Nope, I compile it regularly with MSVC (2013 however). I'll test with 2015 and get back to you

Edit:
Your error seems associated with missing cstddef header which is part of the standard. this is weird

[mulfycrowh]

Do you have any information about the building with VS2015 ?

[VRonin]

Due to licensing issues my company won't allow me to install MSVC2015 so I'm unable to test. Could someone other than @mulfycrowh try and compile the project in MSVC15 and tell me if they get the same problem please?

[mulfycrowh]

Ok. No problem. Could you please tell me what you did to compiĺe with VS2013 ?

[mulfycrowh]

@VRonin Apparently I succeeded in Building the library. I did it in VS2015 while creating a Makefile Project.
It generated 2 lib files, 2 dll files, 2 exp files ...
I tried to link my Project with the library and it gives more than 355 LNK Errors.
Here is the way:
C/C++ > General > Additional Include Directories : Directory including the headers
Linker > General > Additional Library Directories : Directory including the lib files
Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies : I added Qt5Xlsx.lib and Qt5Xlsxd.lib

Could you help please

[VRonin]

could you try via console?

• Download the souce code (git clone or zip download and unpack) in a folder (let's call it C:\QtXlsx )
• open the VS developer console (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts\VS2015 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt.lnk or something similar)
• go in the folder where you downladed the source: cd C:\QtXlsx
• set up the qt environment: C:\Qt\5.7\msvc2015\bin\qtenv2.bat
• run qmake to prepare the makefiles: qmake
• run make to build the libarary: nmake
• run make install to install it as a module: nmake install

Now you should be able to use it as a qt module, in your pro file just add the lineQt += xlsx and it should work out of the box

[mulfycrowh]

Sorry. It doesn't run.
QtSCore.lib(QtSCore.dll) : fatal error LNK1112: module machine type 'x64' conflicts with target machine type 'x86'

I also have the error in a x64 native Tools command prompt

[mulfycrowh]

@VRonin I think it would be great to compile QtXlsxWriter for 64 bits. My Project is 64 bits.

[SGaist]

Because you likely started the command line for 32bit compilation. Selection the 64 bit development command line.

[mulfycrowh]

@SGaist Thanks for Reply. Yes for sure. How can I select 64 bits.
I run qmake then nmake

[SGaist]

One way is described here

[mulfycrowh]

@SGaist Thanks. I take a look

[VRonin]

@mulfycrowh

How can I select 64 bits.

Instead of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts\VS2015 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt select C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts\VS2015 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt

[mulfycrowh]

Everything runs perfectly. I would like to thank everyone for the help !
I wrote a guide for the building of the library in 64 bits and VS2015.
Here is the guide:

FOR 64 BITS

1- Download the QtXlsxWriter zip file from gitHub:
https://github.com/VSRonin/QtXlsxWriter
2- Unzip in C:\QtXlsx
3- Open the VS2015 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt
4- Type cd
5- Type cd Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC
6- Type vcvarsall amd64
7- Type cd
8- To set up the Qt environment, type cd Qt\Qt5.6.1\5.6\msvc2015_64\bin and then qtenv2
9- Type cd
10- Type cd QtXlsx
11- Type qmake
12- Type nmake

DONE !

TO CONFIGURE THE PROPERTIES OF YOUR PROJECT IN VS2015

a- Goto C/C++ > General and, in Additional Include Directories, add C:\QtXlsx\include\QtXlsx
b- Goto Linker > General and, in Additional Library Directories, add C:\QtXlsx\lib
c- Goto Linker > Input. In Additional Dependencies, you had : <different options>.
Add Qt5Xlsxd.lib and Qt5Xlsx.lib to get Qt5Xlsxd.lib;Qt5Xlsx.lib;<different options>
d- You have to add Qt5Xlsxd.dll and Qt5Xlsx.dll to the executable folder (depending on the configuration)

DONE !

[VRonin]

@mulfycrowh said:

3- Open the VS2015 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt
6- Type vcvarsall amd64

They are the same thing so you just need one of the two

Add Qt5Xlsxd.lib and Qt5Xlsx.lib to get Qt5Xlsxd.lib;Qt5Xlsx.lib;<different options>

Do not link to both lib, use the Qt5Xlsxd.lib for the debug config and Qt5Xlsx.lib for release