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+    CONSOLE APPLICATION : libztHelloWorld Project Overview
+========================================================================
+
+AppWizard has created this libztHelloWorld application for you.
+
+This file contains a summary of what you will find in each of the files that
+make up your libztHelloWorld application.
+
+
+libztHelloWorld.vcxproj
+    This is the main project file for VC++ projects generated using an Application Wizard.
+    It contains information about the version of Visual C++ that generated the file, and
+    information about the platforms, configurations, and project features selected with the
+    Application Wizard.
+
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+libztHelloWorld.cpp
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+AppWizard uses "TODO:" comments to indicate parts of the source code you
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+
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diff --git a/examples/visual_studio_cpp/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld.cpp b/examples/visual_studio_cpp/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld.cpp
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+// libztHelloWorld - Simple demo with libzt.lib and libzt.dll
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <strsafe.h>
+
+#include "C:\msys\home\ZeroTier\libzt\include\libzt.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+	printf("waiting for libzt to come online...\n");
+	zts_simple_start("dlldir", "17d709436c2c5367");
+	printf("started. now performing a socket call\n");
+	int fd = zts_socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	printf("fd=%d\n", fd);
+	// zts_connect(), zts_bind(), etc...
+	zts_stop();
+  return 0;
+}
+
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+++ b/examples/visual_studio_cpp/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld/stdafx.cpp
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+// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
+// libztHelloWorld.pch will be the pre-compiled header
+// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
+// and not in this file
diff --git a/examples/visual_studio_cpp/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld/stdafx.h b/examples/visual_studio_cpp/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld/stdafx.h
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+// or project specific include files that are used frequently, but
+// are changed infrequently
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "targetver.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <tchar.h>
+
+
+
+// TODO: reference additional headers your program requires here
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+++ b/examples/visual_studio_cpp/libztHelloWorld/libztHelloWorld/targetver.h
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+#pragma once
+
+// Including SDKDDKVer.h defines the highest available Windows platform.
+
+// If you wish to build your application for a previous Windows platform, include WinSDKVer.h and
+// set the _WIN32_WINNT macro to the platform you wish to support before including SDKDDKVer.h.
+
+#include <SDKDDKVer.h>