Problems using C++

[LordNeo Angelus]

Greetings Everyone,

I have some problems creating a general plugin DLL. I use Visual Studio 2005 Professional edition and I have been able to compile and edit an 'Empty project' found here on the forums.

So when Winamp recognised my adaptation of the 'Empty Project' I decided to begin with a fresh project. I chose Win32->DLL(with Empty Project selected)->Finish and made the code almost identical to the code of the 'Empty Project'. It would compile, but sadly enough Winamp wouldn't recognize the DLL.(wouldn't show up as plugin) I used the following code:

File: gen_NA.h

code:
#include <GEN.h>

File: gen_NA.cpp

code:
#include <windows.h> 

#include "gen_NA.h" 



int init(void); 

void config(void); 

void quit(void);



winampGeneralPurposePlugin plugin = {

  GPPHDR_VER,

  "Neo Angelus v0.1 (gen_NA.dll)", // Plug-in description 

  init,

  config, 

  quit,

}; 



int init() {

  return 0; 

} 



void config() { 

	MessageBox(plugin.hwndParent,L"Config",L"",MB_OK);

} 



void quit() { 

} 



__declspec(dllexport) winampGeneralPurposePlugin * winampGetGeneralPurposePlugin() {

  return &plugin; 

}

I couldn't figure out what was wrong, until I renamed gen_NA.cpp to gen_NA.c. I compiled and Winamp recognized the plugin.

This gave only one problem: I couldn't use my struct's any more.

Thus I wanted to ask, can I use *.cpp in my plugin? And if I can how can I fix the problem of Winamp not recognizing my DLL if I compile it with *.cpp? ...and|or...could anyone be so kind to give me a Visual Studio 2005 Project of a stripped down General plugin using *.cpp?(as all examples seem to be of older versions of VC)

I really hope someone can help me...and I am really sorry if this kind of question has been asked and ansered before, but I searched the forums and couldn't find an answer to my problem.