THIS IS MY CODE: // Include Files #include <windows.h> #include <d3d8.h> #include <d3d8xtex.h> #include <dxerr8.h> // Function Prototypes LRESULT WINAPI WinProc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam); void RegisterWindowClass(HINSTANCE hInstance); void CreateAppWindow(HINSTANCE hInstance); WPARAM StartMessageLoop(); HRESULT InitFullScreenDirect3D(); void Render(); void CleanUpDirect3D(); // Global Variable HWND g_hWnd; IDirect3D8* g_pIDirect3D = NULL; IDirect3DDevice8* g_pDirect3DDevice = NULL; IDirect3DSurface8* g_pBitmapSurface = NULL; HRESULT g_hResult = D3D_OK; char g_seErrorMsg[256]; ////////////////// // WindMain() ////////////////// INT WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, INT) { RegisterWindowClass(hInstance); CreateAppWindow(hInstance); ShowWindow(g_hWnd, SW_SHOWDEFAULT); UpdateWindow(g_hWnd); HRESULT hResult = InitFullScreenDirect3D(); if (SUCCEEDED(hResult)) WPARAM result = StartMessageLoop(); CleanUpDirect3D(); CloseWindow(hWnd); if (g_phResult != D3D_OK) DXTRACE_ERR(g_szErrorMsg, g_hResult); return 0; } /////////////// // WndProc /////////////// LRESULT WINAPI WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { switch(msg) { case WM_CREATE: return 0; case WM_DESTROY: PostQuitMessage( 0 ); return 0; case WM_PAINT: ValidateRect(g_hWnd, NULL); return 0; case WM_KEYDOWN: switch(waparam) { case VK_ESCAPE: PostQuitMessage(WM_QUIT); break; } } return DefWindowProc(hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam); } ///////////////////////////// // RegisterWindowClass() ///////////////////////////// void RegisterWindowClass(HINSTANCE hInstance) { WNDCLASSEX wc; wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX); wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC; wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc; wc.cbClsExtra = 0; wc.cbWndExtra = 0; wc.hInstance = hInstance; wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); wc.hCursor = (HCURSOR)LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH); wc.lpszMenuName = NULL; wc.lpszClassName = "SurfaceApp"; wc.hIconSm = NULL; RegisterClassEx(&wc); } ///////////////////////// // CreateAppWindow() ///////////////////////// void CreateAppWindow(HINSTANCE hInstance) { g_hWnd = CreateWindowEx( NULL, "SurfaceApp", "Direct3D Surface Application", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, 100, 100, 648, 514, GetDesktopWindow(), NULL, hInstance, NULL); } ////////////////////////// // StartMessageLoop() ////////////////////////// WPARAM StartMessageLoop() { MSG msg; while(1) { if (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) break; TranslateMessage(&msg); DispatchMessage(&msg); } else { // Use idle time here Render(); } } return msg.wParam; } //////////////////////////////// // InitFullScreenDirect3D() //////////////////////////////// HRESULT InitFullScreenDirect3D() { g_pDirect3D = Direct3DCreate(D3D_SDK_VERSION); if (g_pDirect3D == NULL); { MessageBox(g_hWnd, "DirectX Could Not Load", "DIRECTX ERROR", MB_OK); return E_FAIL; } D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS D3DPresentParams; ZEROMEMORY(&D3DPresentParams, sizeof(D3DPRESNT_PARAMETERS); D3DPresentParams.Windowed = FALSE; D3DPresentParams.BackBufferCount = 1; D3DPresentParams.BackBufferWidth = 640; D3DPresentParams.BackBufferHieght = 480 D3DPresentParams.BackBufferFormat = D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8; D3DPresentParams.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD; D3DPresentParams.hDeviceWindow = g_hWnd; hResult = g_pDirect3D->CreateDevice(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, g_hWnd, D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING, &D3DPresentParams, &g_pDirect3DDevice); if (FAILED(hResult)) { MessageBox(g_hWnd, "DirectX Could Not Load", "DIRECTX ERROR", MB_OK); return E_FAIL; } g_hResult = g_pDirect3DDevice->CreateImageSurface(604, 480, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, &g_pBitmapSurface); if (FAILED(g_hResult)) { strcpy(g_szErrorMsg, "Error Creating File."); PostMessage(WM_QUIT); } g_hResult = D3DXLoadSurfaceFromFile(g_pBItmapSurface, NULL, NULL, "test.bmp", NULL, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL); if (FAILED(g_hResult)) { strcpy(g_szErrorMsg, "Error Loading File."); PostMessage(WM_QUIT); } return D3D_OK; } ///////////////////////// // CleanUpDirect3D() ///////////////////////// void CleanUpDirect3D() { if (g_pBitmapSurface) g_pBitmapSurface->Release(); if (g_pDirect3DDevice) g_pDirect3DDevice->Release(); if (g_pDirect3D) g_pDirect3D->Release(); } //////////////// // Render() //////////////// void Render() { IDirect3DSurface8* pBackBuffer = NULL; g_hResult = g_pDirect3DDevice->GetBackBuffer(0, D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE_MONO, &pBackBuffer); if (FAILED(g_hResult)) { strcpy(g_szErrorMsg, "Error Getting Back Buffer."); PostMessage(WM_QUIT); } g_hResult = g_pDirect3DDevice->CopyRects(g_pBitmapSurface, NULL, 0, pBackBuffer, NULL); if (FAILED(g_hResult)) { strcpy(g_szErrorMsg, "Error Copying Image Buffer."); PostMessage(WM_QUIT); } g+pDirect3DDevice->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); if (pBackBuffer) pBackBuffer->Release(); } THIS IS MY ERROR: --------------------Configuration: SurfaceApp - Win32 Debug-------------------- Compiling... SurfaceApp.cpp C:\Windows\Desktop\C++ Folder\General Windows\SurfaceApp\SurfaceApp.cpp(3) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: ''d3d8.h'': No such file or directory Error executing cl.exe. SurfaceApp.exe - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s) I AM USING VISUAL STUDIO 6.0(C++) AND WHY WILL IT NOT READ d3d8.h FILE. IT READ THE OTHER 2 DXSDK FILES?

AFAIK the compiler only outputs 1 include error, so it likely will not include the other two too
copy you''re SDK headers in the includes folder of VC or add the folder where they are to the include list (dunno how to do that for VC6)