How do I turn off Unicode in a VC++ project?

Question

I have a VC++ project in Visual Studio 2008.

It is defining the symbols for unicode on the compiler command line (/D \"_UNICODE\" /D \"UNICODE\"), eve

Answer 1

None of the above solutions worked for me. But

#include <Windows.h>

worked fine.

Answer 2

you can go to project properties --> configuration properties --> General -->Project default and there change the "Character set" from "Unicode" to "Not set".

Answer 3

For whatever reason, I noticed that setting to unicode for "All Configurations" did not actually apply to all configurations.

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To confirm this, I would open the .vcxproj and confirm the correct token is in all 4 locations. In this photo, I am using unicode. So the string I am looking for is "Unicode". For you, you likely want it to say "MultiByte".

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Answer 4

use #undef UNICODE at the top of your main file.

Answer 5

From VS2019 Project Properties - Advanced - Advanced Properties - Character Set

Also if there is _UNICODE;UNICODE Preprocessors Definitions remove them. Project Properties - C/C++ - Preprocessor - Preprocessor Definition

Answer 6

Have you tried: Project Properties - General - Project Defaults - Character Set?

See answers in this question for the differences between "Use Multi-Byte Character Set" and "Not Set" options: About the "Character set" option in visual studio 2010