Hi,

You are missing include directories. There are serveral ways you can fix this.

1) Straight forward option is to right click your project -> choose Properties -> C/C++ --> General. In the table on the right. Add an additional entry for "Additional Include Directories". (Click into the edit box then click the ellipis, add a new entry and browse for the include directory, which should be something like c:\Program Files\DirectX SDK\...)

Now the comiler should work, but the linker will complain about unresolved exernals. You can fix that by adding an additional lib directory ( Linker --> General --> Additional library directory )


2) A fore flexible variant is by adding a property sheet. To do this open the property manager. View --> Other Windows --> Property Manager. Right click the project and choose add new property sheet. Now make the above changes in the property sheet. The benefit is, that you can reuse the property sheet in your next program.

Best Jochen

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The first step worked however i am unable to add the lib library to resolve the error whihc you predicted.

The libraries should be located in a directory "lib" which should be right next to the "include" directory in your directX SDK installation directory.

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Are you able to tell me why I have not encountered these problems before on visual studio 2008

You probably used an older version of direct X which already is included in the MSVC version you were using. So the default include and lib paths already pointed to the correct locations.

Just a hint, maybe you should google a little about c++ / compiler / linker / include files / libraries / dynamic / static linking / object files / source fieles etc.

Once you understand what all these things are there for, the solution to an "unresolved extenal" will become obvious to you as you see it.

However this is nothing you can grasp over night. It will take you months if not years to fully understand all the little details about c++.

Best Jochen

Ups, I got so used to my directX property sheets...
I even assumed directX had link dependencies via #pragmas.

Well the problem is, that the linker knows where to look for the external dependency (you told him via the lib directories), but actually it doesn't know that it has to link with it yet.

Solution: add d3d11.lib to Linker --> Input --> Additional dependencies.

I'm not sure about the correctness of d3d11.lib. I don't have a development machine available atm. But you can eassily find the correct dependency in the documentation that is shipped with the SDK. The documentation for D3D10CreateDeviceAndSwapChain should mention which file to include and which lib to link against.

Best Jochen


*edit: added a missin you an din.