Help with getting dbghelp.h to compile

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1 comment, last by eDuDe 14 years, 6 months ago
I'm attempting to write a simple minidump project, but I'm getting a tone of errors while compiling with dbghelp.h.

1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(61) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'ModuleName'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(61) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(61) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(62) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'hFile'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(62) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(62) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(63) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'MappedAddress'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(63) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(63) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(67) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'FileHeader'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(67) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(67) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(69) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'LastRvaSection'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(69) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(69) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(70) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'NumberOfSections'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(70) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(70) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(71) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'Sections'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(71) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(71) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(72) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'Characteristics'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(72) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(72) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(73) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'fSystemImage'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(73) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(73) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(74) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'fDOSImage'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(74) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(74) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(75) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'Links'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(75) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(75) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(76) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'SizeOfImage'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(76) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(76) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(83) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'DECLSPEC_IMPORT'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(83) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(83) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '__stdcall'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(83) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(85) : error C2065: 'PSTR' : undeclared identifier
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(85) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier 'FileName'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(85) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(85) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(88) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(91) : error C2065: 'CALLBACK' : undeclared identifier
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(91) : error C2065: 'PFIND_DEBUG_FILE_CALLBACK' : undeclared identifier
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(91) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>d:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\dbghelp.h(91) : fatal error C1903: unable to recover from previous error(s); stopping compilation

I'm a little confused on how to fix this. I mean, its trying to compile using dbghelp.h, so it should know where it is (since its packaged with Visual Studios anyways). I'm also using #pragma comment( lib, "dbghelp.lib" ) to make sure that dbghelp.lib is being linked to. Anyone know what the problem is?
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You should also post that file you're including dbghelp.h from.

My guess is that you forgot to #include <windows.h> first.
WOW. Yeah, I was including windows.h but I was doing it after I was including dbghelp.h. Whoops. Thanks for helping me catch that brain fart.

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