here is the example i was trying to compile with visual studio 2005:

#include <maya/MSimple.h>
#include <maya/MIOStream.h>

DeclareSimpleCommand( helloWorld, "Autodesk", "2008");
MStatus helloWorld::doIt( const MArgList& )
{
cout << "Hello World\n" << endl;
return MS::kSuccess;
}

I get about 20 of these errors:

error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __thiscall MPxCommand::MPxCommand(void)" (__imp_??0MPxCommand@@QAE@XZ) referenced in function "public: __thiscall helloWorld::helloWorld(void)" (??0helloWorld@@QAE@XZ)

any suggestions?

Thanks,

David