Hey Ppl''z,
I''ve been workin'' on a game using DirectDraw and DirectSound. Both compile and execute beautifully. Now, I''m trying to add in DirectInput. I''ve linked in dinput.lib, winmm.lib and included dinput.h, mmsystem.h but when I compile I get 30 or so errors... first of which says that ''DirectInputCreate'' : undeclared identifier. The rest are similar errors. I''m doing everything exactly as I did for DirectDraw and DirectSound... has anyone else run into this problem before?
BTW, all headers are included from within another header file and all .cpp files are including this file. This file structure works fine for the other DirectStuff. And of course, all headers and source are in the project as they should be. Any ideas? I''m stumped =(
- Jay
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Very strange DirectInput problem...
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Hmmm another twist...
I just added:
#define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION 0x0300
before I include dinput.h
Now I no longer get the 30 or so errors but instead I get these errors:
syntax error : missing '';'' before identifier ''CreateDevice2''
''LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE2'' : missing storage-class or type specifiers
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Make sure you link to dxguid.lib as well as dinput8.lib.
Btw, If you''re going to define your DINPUT version, don''t you want 0x0800?
-M
Btw, If you''re going to define your DINPUT version, don''t you want 0x0800?
-M
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I used 0x300 just to test... I included the other libraries but still no dice. If it''s coming up as an undeclared identifier then wouldn''t that be a problem with the dinput.h header and not the libraries? With dxguid and dinput8 links in, I still get the 32 errors I was getting before
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I believe you want DirectInput8Create anyway...
[ GDNet Start Here | GDNet FAQ | MS RTFM | STL | Google ]
Thanks to Kylotan for the idea!
[ GDNet Start Here | GDNet FAQ | MS RTFM | STL | Google ]
Thanks to Kylotan for the idea!
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I''m using a very dated book ... DX5. Compiling the sample code in the book doesn''t even work... causes the same problems. I''ll need to hunt down a more updated resource. THEN, I''ll ask questions if I have more problems. Of course, if I have an updated resource, I probably won''t have probs =) Thanx!
- Jay
Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view
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- Jay
Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view
Get Tranced!
Look at the Direct X 8.1 docs on MSDN. They do a pretty good job at explaining how to setup Direct Input
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I would highly recommend trying the DirectInput tutorials in the SDK. They take you through input setup for many different devices step by step.
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For an example of how to set up and use the basic DirectInput functionality, you can download my game engine, which has all the source code and comes with a simple demo. It uses DirectX 7, and shows you how to set up your project and include all the files. There might be something in there you can make use of. Anyway, it can be found at the bottom of the page at:
http://warped.prodns.tripod.com/engine.html
If you have any questions, let me know. Hope it helps.
Cheers,
Prime
http://warped.prodns.tripod.com/engine.html
If you have any questions, let me know. Hope it helps.
Cheers,
Prime
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