Hi All- I'm having trouble linking.... Mostly I want to confirm that I can use Directx by simply running example1 that comes with the sdk. 1)Im using Dirextx 3.0 (by necessity- im on windows nt) 2)Compiler is MS Visual c++ Verion 6 professional 3)I create a win32 application using the wizard & cut and paste the ddex1.cpp code- compile & get linking errors below. 4)The readme text in the samples folder talks about doing a make for vc++- (see below) i try this but I get that the name specified (nmake retail) is unrecognized. 5)To ensure that its not a problem of not being able to find the includes, I moved all of them to the project directory. Have also tried including ddraw.h before the others- but same errors. Honestly, I have no idea whats going on...I really just want to get a little example compiled and running to prove that its feasible- my worry is that perhaps the vc++ 6.0 compiler and directx 3.0 are not compatible or that windows nt will screw things up somehow.. If you have any ideas, Id really appreciate hearing them- Thanx Partial listing ******************************** * Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. * * File: ddex1.cpp * Content: Direct Draw example program 1. Creates a Direct Draw * object and then a primary surface with a back buffer. * Slowly flips between the primary surface and the back * buffer. Press F12 to terminate the program. * ***************************************************************************/ #define NAME "DDExample1" #define TITLE "Direct Draw Example 1" #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // I also tried placing ddraw.h here- same errors #include "windows.h" #include "windowsx.h" #include "ddraw.h" #include "stdlib.h" #include "stdarg.h" #include "resource.h" #define TIMER_ID 1 #define TIMER_RATE 500 LPDIRECTDRAW lpDD; // DirectDraw object LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE lpDDSPrimary; // DirectDraw primary surface LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE lpDDSBack; // DirectDraw back surface BOOL Errors listing ******************************* Compiling... ddex1.cpp Linking... ddex1.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _DirectDrawCreate@12 LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main Debug/ddex1.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals Error executing link.exe. ddex1.exe - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s) Partial Instructions in the readme file ****************************************** There is a main make files each sample directory: MAKEFILE - for use with Microsoft VC++ 2.0 or higher (NMAKE) There are 2 ways to build each sample, debug or retail. To build a sample as retail with VC++, just type: nmake retail From the SAMPLES directory, you may also run the following batch files: MAKEALL.BAT - makes all examples with Microsoft VC++ Edited by - simulator on July 19, 2001 12:47:07 AM

Ok, make sure you''re creating a Win32 Application and not a Win32 Console Application. It seems the compiler is looking for your main() function, which doesn''t exist in a Win32 Application.

Second, make sure that you''re linking to ddraw.lib. Go to Project->Settings, then click on the link tab, look down where it says "object/library modules". And in the space below it, after all the others, type in a space and ''ddraw.lib''.

I''m pretty sure those are you''re problems. If you need anymore help, feel free to post it.


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Hi & Thanx-

It''s definitly not a console application- just a win32 application & I make a project workspace for it.

I added the ddraw.lib and its worked- it''s no longer complaining about the _DirectDrawCreate@12 but it''s still not working with the _main:

--------------------Configuration: ddex1try2 - Win32 Debug--------------------
Linking...
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/ddex1try2.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

ddex1try2.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)



I added dxguid.lib & LIBCD.lib to the libray modules (same way as for ddraw.lib) just for the heck of it but still no go.

I wonder if it could be a video card problem- that''s really the only other thing that im worried about.....

Thanx :-)

Ahaha Yahoo its working thank you!!!!
Lol, yes was doing something not quite right in adding the source so thanx to all.

so instructions are:
1)using wizard, create win 32 application
2)next screen choose "empty work space"
3)from main menu choose file-new-c++source
3)cut & paste ddex1.cpp from the sdk into empty source file
4)from main menu choose project-settings & add ddraw.lib to the list of library modules
5)build & voila

ps- no need to copy any header files to the project directory....
how the linker knows where to find ddraw.h must come from adding ddraw.lib.

Thanx again