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Third Dimension Artist

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Hello helpful forum,

I just have rebuilt my system, and can't get GDK working again. I know you get a lot of people coming with problems with Windows 7. I've looked through all of the threads before this, but I have found no one who had close to this error:

1>Compiling...
1>Main.cpp
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(991) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(991) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(991) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(1017) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(1017) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(1017) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files (x86)\the game creators\dark gdk\include\darksdkcamera.h(16) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx9.h': No such file or directory
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\Kids\Desktop\Game Making\Projects\ViewModel\ViewModel\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>ViewModel - 7 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

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1>Compiling...
1>Main.cpp
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(991) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(991) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(991) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(1017) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(1017) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\commdlg.h(1017) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\program files (x86)\the game creators\dark gdk\include\darksdkcamera.h(16) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx9.h': No such file or directory
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\Kids\Desktop\Game Making\Projects\ViewModel\ViewModel\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>ViewModel - 7 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

I'm not doing anything crazy in the project that gives me this, only drawing a model with the rainbow shader. I've installed DirectX, the wizards work fine, and it can find the DarkGDK.h header file. Any ideas?

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Matty H

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Posted: 4th Apr 2011 21:26

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Looks like you are using 'windows\v6.0a\' SDK. I think this may be vista?

Here is the where that first error is:

//
//  PrintDlgEx structure.
//
typedef struct tagPDEXA {
   DWORD                 lStructSize;          // size of structure in bytes
   HWND                  hwndOwner;            // caller's window handle
   HGLOBAL               hDevMode;             // handle to DevMode
   HGLOBAL               hDevNames;            // handle to DevNames
   HDC                   hDC;                  // printer DC/IC or NULL
   DWORD                 Flags;                // PD_ flags
   DWORD                 Flags2;               // reserved
   DWORD                 ExclusionFlags;       // items to exclude from driver pages
   DWORD                 nPageRanges;          // number of page ranges
   DWORD                 nMaxPageRanges;       // max number of page ranges
   LPPRINTPAGERANGE      lpPageRanges;         // array of page ranges
   DWORD                 nMinPage;             // min page number
   DWORD                 nMaxPage;             // max page number
   DWORD                 nCopies;              // number of copies
   HINSTANCE             hInstance;            // instance handle
   LPCSTR                lpPrintTemplateName;  // template name for app specific area
   LPUNKNOWN             lpCallback;           // app callback interface
   DWORD                 nPropertyPages;       // number of app property pages in lphPropertyPages

//************** HERE line 991******************//
   HPROPSHEETPAGE       *lphPropertyPages;     // array of app property page handles
   DWORD                 nStartPage;           // start page id
   DWORD                 dwResultAction;       // result action if S_OK is returned
} PRINTDLGEXA, *LPPRINTDLGEXA;

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//
//  PrintDlgEx structure.
//
typedef struct tagPDEXA {
   DWORD                 lStructSize;          // size of structure in bytes
   HWND                  hwndOwner;            // caller's window handle
   HGLOBAL               hDevMode;             // handle to DevMode
   HGLOBAL               hDevNames;            // handle to DevNames
   HDC                   hDC;                  // printer DC/IC or NULL
   DWORD                 Flags;                // PD_ flags
   DWORD                 Flags2;               // reserved
   DWORD                 ExclusionFlags;       // items to exclude from driver pages
   DWORD                 nPageRanges;          // number of page ranges
   DWORD                 nMaxPageRanges;       // max number of page ranges
   LPPRINTPAGERANGE      lpPageRanges;         // array of page ranges
   DWORD                 nMinPage;             // min page number
   DWORD                 nMaxPage;             // max page number
   DWORD                 nCopies;              // number of copies
   HINSTANCE             hInstance;            // instance handle
   LPCSTR                lpPrintTemplateName;  // template name for app specific area
   LPUNKNOWN             lpCallback;           // app callback interface
   DWORD                 nPropertyPages;       // number of app property pages in lphPropertyPages

//************** HERE line 991******************//
   HPROPSHEETPAGE       *lphPropertyPages;     // array of app property page handles
   DWORD                 nStartPage;           // start page id
   DWORD                 dwResultAction;       // result action if S_OK is returned
} PRINTDLGEXA, *LPPRINTDLGEXA;

Looks fine on my computer.

I would think you probably should have a 'windows\v7.0' folder which your compiler should be using.

This is just a guess, I have never seen this error before.

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Mireben

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Posted: 5th Apr 2011 20:22

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Quote: "Cannot open include file: 'd3dx9.h': No such file or directory "

Have you installed the DirectX SDK August 2007? Are the DirectX directories included in the Visual Studio paths?

The Windows SDK path V6.0a is OK. It's installed together with Visual Studio, that's the version I have too.

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Third Dimension Artist

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Posted: 16th Apr 2011 20:28 Edited at: 16th Apr 2011 20:29

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OK I think I'm getting closer to solving this.

I'm using VisualC++ 2010, and I've set up the directories right. It can now find the DarkGDK.h. It doesn't give me the error about not finding d3dx9.h anymore. I've also installed both updates.

But VC++ isn't giving me suggestions for DarkGDK commands. When I try to compile, the error count exceeds 100, so the compiler automatically stops.

The errors seem to all be coming from 3 files in the Microsoft Windows SDK. What is going on here?

Thanks for helping!

Edit: I forgot to mention that I have attached the error log as a txt.

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Posted: 17th Apr 2011 17:35 Edited at: 17th Apr 2011 17:38

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Which version of Dark GDK are you trying to use?

Dark GDK does not work with Visual Studio 2010 by default. In the latest update (October 2010 update) there are libraries for VS 2010 but I don't know how well they work. Your best bet is to use Newton's libraries if you want to stick with VS 2010.

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=176637&b=22

By the way, VS 2008 works fine on Windows 7.

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Posted: 19th Apr 2011 05:40 Edited at: 19th Apr 2011 19:13

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I'm using the latest version of DarkGDK: October 2010. Thanks I'll give this a try. Those tutorials also look helpful.

EDIT: Setting up DarkGDK with VS 2010 looks way too complicated. I'm trying now to set it up with 2008.

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