JonBMN

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I am having trouble with my program to simply open the serial port COM4. any help would be appreciated.

#define STRICT
#define _AFXDLL
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <tchar.h>
#include <AFXWIN.H>
#include <windows.h>
#include "Serial\Serial\Serial.h"
#include "Serial\Serial\SerialEx.h"
#include "Serial\Serial\SerialMFC.h"
#include "Serial\Serial\SerialWnd.h"
int WINAPI_tWinMain
	 (
	 HINSTANCE //hInst
	 HINSTANCE //hInstPrev
	 int
	 )
{
	 CSerial serial;

	 serial.Open(_T("COM4"));

	 serial.Setup (CSerial::EBaud9600, CSerial::EData8, CSerial::EParNone, CSerial::EStop1);
	 CSerial::SetupHandshaking;
	 serial.Write("Hello World");

	 serial.Close();
	 return 0;
}

along with the error code..

1>------ Build started: Project: SerialComm, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1> stdafx.cpp
1> SerialWnd.cpp
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serialwnd.cpp(23): warning C4603: 'STRICT' : macro is not defined or definition is different after precompiled header use
1> Add macro to precompiled header instead of defining here
1> c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serialwnd.cpp(24) : use of precompiled header
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serialwnd.h(25): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdafx.h': No such file or directory
1> SerialEx.cpp
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serialex.cpp(23): warning C4603: 'STRICT' : macro is not defined or definition is different after precompiled header use
1> Add macro to precompiled header instead of defining here
1> c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serialex.cpp(24) : use of precompiled header
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serialex.h(26): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdafx.h': No such file or directory
1> Serial.cpp
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serial\serial\serial.h(22): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdafx.h': No such file or directory
1> SerialComm.cpp
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serialcomm.cpp(2): warning C4603: 'STRICT' : macro is not defined or definition is different after precompiled header use
1> Add macro to precompiled header instead of defining here
1> c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serialcomm.cpp(5) : use of precompiled header
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serialcomm.cpp(3): warning C4603: '_AFXDLL' : macro is not defined or definition is different after precompiled header use
1> Add macro to precompiled header instead of defining here
1> c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects\serialcomm\serialcomm\serialcomm.cpp(5) : use of precompiled header
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 11.0\vc\atlmfc\include\afx.h(24): fatal error C1189: #error : Building MFC application with /MD[d] (CRT dll version) requires MFC shared dll version. Please #define _AFXDLL or do not use /MD[d]
1> Serial.cpp
1>c1xx : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: '..\Serial\Serial\Serial.cpp': No such file or directory
1> Generating Code...
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

I'm trying to include a serial library in Visual studio 2012 and it seems to not be pointing to the correct place when I try to include these libraries.
Any help would be appreciated and if code is needed let me know I'll be more than happy to post it. Thank you!

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I'm creating a class for a later program called EthicalCompetition. I'm stuck on an error code and don't truely understand the meaning of it, if anyone could help me out I would be very appreciated.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class EthicalCompetition
{
private:
class Connection;
public:
void HardWork();
};
class EthicalCompetition::Connection{
protected:
friend class EthicalCompetition;
void Connect();
Connection() {}
~Connection() {}
};
void EthicalCompetition::HardWork()
{
Connection c;
c.Connect();
cout << "Connected" << endl;
}
void EthicalCompetition::Connection::Connection()
{
cout << "Connecting..." << endl;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
//EthicalCompetition::Connection myconnect;
EthicalCompetition comp;
comp.HardWork();
system("pause");
return 0;
}

error code

1>------ Build started: Project: Tracing, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1> Tracing.cpp
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects racing racing racing.cpp(26): error C2533: 'EthicalCompetition::Connection::{ctor}' : constructors not allowed a return type
1>c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects racing racing racing.cpp(26): error C2084: function 'EthicalCompetition::Connection::Connection(void)' already has a body
1> c:\users\jonbecher\documents\visual studio 2012\projects racing racing racing.cpp(16) : see previous definition of '{ctor}'
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========