Core files giving me errors

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October 07, 2004 06:29 PM

I've searched the forums several times with different results. All of which didn't help. I bought the book Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX 2nd Edition and I was flipping through the book code. The first few chapters work fine. They compile and link fine. When I get into the later chapters( ch13+ for example) I start using the core files (i.e. core_graphics.cpp and .h) I get errors such as: core_graphics.cpp(368) : error C2660: 'Begin' : function does not take 0 parameters core_graphics.cpp(989) : error C2664: 'D3DXCreateFontIndirectA' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'struct tagLOGFONTA *' to 'const struct _D3DXFONT_DESCA core_graphics.cpp(1004) : error C2039: 'Begin' : is not a member of 'ID3DXFont' core_graphics.cpp(1013) : error C2039: 'End' : is not a member of 'ID3DXFont' core_graphics.cpp(1034) : error C2660: 'DrawTextA' : function does not take 5 parameters core_graphics.cpp(2391) : error C2660: 'Draw' : function does not take 7 parameters chap14\battle\window.cpp(75) : error C2660: 'DrawTextA' : function does not take 5 parameters They vary from project to project. Is there anything I can do? I have tried uninstalling and re-installing DirectX and Visual Studio 6.0. I re-copied the book code to the computer too. To no effect. [Edited by - davidprogrammer on October 14, 2004 3:46:43 AM]

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Rhaal

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October 07, 2004 06:42 PM

Just a wild guess, but a lot of DX interfaces are accessed through pointers.

Make sure you're using -> and not . when using a pointer to an interface. However, I can't tell if this is your problem unless you post some code. Be sure to include your code between [ source ] and [ / source ] tags without the spaces before and after.

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Evil Steve

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October 07, 2004 06:45 PM

Either that, or you have a different DirectX SDK version installed than is required by the book.

davidprogrammer

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October 07, 2004 11:46 PM

Sure, I'll post some code. And I'm using the DirectX version that came with the book -_-.
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BookCode\GameCore\Core_Graphics.cpp(368) : error C2660: 'Begin' : function does not take 0 parameters
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BOOL cGraphics::BeginSprite(){  if(m_pSprite == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(FAILED(m_pSprite->Begin()))    return FALSE;  return TRUE;}

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BookCode\GameCore\Core_Graphics.cpp(989) : error C2664: 'D3DXCreateFontIndirectA' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'struct tagLOGFONTA *' to 'const struct _D3DXFONT_DESCA
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BOOL cFont::Create(cGraphics *Graphics, char *Name, long Size, BOOL Bold, BOOL Italic, BOOL Underline, BOOL Strikeout){  LOGFONT lf;  if(Graphics == NULL || Name == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(Graphics->GetDeviceCOM() == NULL)    return FALSE;  // Clear out the font structure  ZeroMemory(&lf, sizeof(LOGFONT));  // Set the font name and height  strcpy(lf.lfFaceName, Name);  lf.lfHeight = -Size;  lf.lfWeight = (Bold == TRUE) ? 700 : 0;  lf.lfItalic = Italic;  lf.lfUnderline = Underline;  lf.lfStrikeOut = Strikeout;  // Create the font object  if(FAILED(D3DXCreateFontIndirect(Graphics->GetDeviceCOM(), &lf, &m_Font)))    return FALSE;  return TRUE;}

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BookCode\GameCore\Core_Graphics.cpp(1004) : error C2039: 'Begin' : is not a member of 'ID3DXFont'
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BOOL cFont::Begin(){  if(m_Font == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(FAILED(m_Font->Begin()))    return FALSE;  return TRUE;}

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BookCode\GameCore\Core_Graphics.cpp(1013) : error C2039: 'End' : is not a member of 'ID3DXFont'
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BOOL cFont::End(){  if(m_Font == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(FAILED(m_Font->End()))    return FALSE;  return TRUE;}

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BookCode\GameCore\Core_Graphics.cpp(1034) : error C2660: 'DrawTextA' : function does not take 5 parameters
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BOOL cFont::Print(char *Text, long XPos, long YPos, long Width, long Height, D3DCOLOR Color, DWORD Format){  RECT Rect;  if(m_Font == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(!Width)    Width = 65535;  if(!Height)    Height = 65536;  Rect.left   = XPos;  Rect.top    = YPos;  Rect.right  = Rect.left + Width;  Rect.bottom = Rect.top + Height;  if(FAILED(m_Font->DrawText(Text, -1, &Rect, Format, Color)))    return FALSE;  return TRUE;}

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BookCode\GameCore\Core_Graphics.cpp(2391) : error C2660: 'Draw' : function does not take 7 parameters
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BOOL cTexture::Blit(long DestX, long DestY,                                       long SrcX, long SrcY,                                         long Width, long Height,                                      float XScale, float YScale,                                   D3DCOLOR Color){  RECT Rect;  ID3DXSprite *pSprite;  if(m_Texture == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(m_Graphics == NULL)    return FALSE;  if((pSprite = m_Graphics->GetSpriteCOM()) == NULL)    return FALSE;  if(!Width)    Width = m_Width;  if(!Height)    Height = m_Height;  Rect.left = SrcX;  Rect.top  = SrcY;  Rect.right = Rect.left + Width;  Rect.bottom = Rect.top + Height;  if(FAILED(pSprite->Draw(m_Texture,                                   &Rect, &D3DXVECTOR2(XScale, YScale),                          NULL, 0.0f,                                                   &D3DXVECTOR2((float)DestX, (float)DestY),                     Color)))    return FALSE;  return TRUE;}

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bookcode\chap14\battle\window.cpp(75) : error C2660: 'DrawTextA' : function does not take 5 parameters
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BOOL cWindow::Move(long XPos, long YPos,                                         long Width, long Height,                                      long TargetX, long TargetY,                                   D3DCOLOR BackColor){  sVertex Verts[11];  long i;  // Save the coordinates and calculate height if needed  m_XPos  = XPos;  m_YPos  = YPos;  m_Width = Width;  if(!(m_Height = Height)) {    RECT Rect;    Rect.left   = XPos;    Rect.top    = 0;    Rect.right  = XPos + Width - 12;    Rect.bottom = 1;    m_Height = m_Font->GetFontCOM()->DrawText(m_Text, -1,                     &Rect, DT_CALCRECT | DT_WORDBREAK,                            0xFFFFFFFF) + 12;  }

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darookie

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October 07, 2004 11:51 PM

Is this book using DX9? If so, check if you have the Summer Update 2004 SDK installed - some interfaces have changed in this release and you would have to downgrade your DXSDK in that case.

davidprogrammer

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October 08, 2004 12:41 AM

Nah, it is the Summer '03 update. (The same one that came with the book) and I know the book couldn't have errors. I wonder what could be wrong...

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Zahlman

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October 08, 2004 12:54 AM

Quote:Original post by davidprogrammer
I know the book couldn't have errors. I wonder what could be wrong...

[rofl]

davidprogrammer

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October 08, 2004 01:30 AM

hehehe. Seriously. I bought this book not 2 weeks ago. By the way Win32 experience is a must. :P

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darookie

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October 08, 2004 09:05 AM

Quote:Original post by davidprogrammer
hehehe. Seriously. I bought this book not 2 weeks ago. By the way Win32 experience is a must. :P

That doesn't matter - there could be errors anyway. Have you checked the book's website for code updates? ID3DXFont::Begin is present in the D3DX 8.1 helper library and has been removed in D3DX 9. So I assume you must use the DXSDK version 8.1.

davidprogrammer

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October 08, 2004 05:25 PM

Right. That makes sense. But Jim Adams put DirectX 9.0 on the CD~ Should I not use the version that came with the book? He has his website but it doesn't show the book I bought

http://home.att.net/~rpgbook/

-_- Should I downgrade to DirectX 8.1?

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