DirectInput8Create

1) read instructions in whatever book/tutorial/help file you were using to get started with directinput.

2) yes.

1. I did, from what I can tell my code is pretty much exactly the same.

2. Great, now could someone point me to some resources about doing such?

My aren''t we helpful...

great, look for instructions on project settings, in particular linker options.

the only difference between a console and a windowed application is that former gets a console by default and latter doesn''t. you can, nonetheless, create a console for a windowed app and create windows for a console app, and in general, everything a console app does can be done in the windowed app and vice versa.

so dinput code is the same no matter what your project type is.

now if dinput wants a window handle, you''ll need to create a window, possibly using glut, and provide di with the handle to it.

The IDD_IDirectInput8Create interface is defined in and linked using the dinput.lib library. Make sure that your source has these files included in it. If you do not have the DirectX SDK installed or the Directories/Project setting mapped properly you will get the error.

The not defined error comes from not including the header file in the source BEFORE the usage of the function. The unresolved external comes from the library for Direct Input not being linked to your application properly or the compiler's inability to locate the library during compile time.

Kressilac

ps Also check and see if you CoInitialize COM before the Direct Input calls and CoUninitialize it after you're through using Direct Input.

[edited by - kressilac on December 4, 2002 2:12:42 PM]

Thanks kressilac I''ll try that later! I am pretty sure I didn NOT have the lib included just the header file.

ok, my internet is back up. Here are the exact error messages.

1.) errorLNK2020: unresolved token (0A000026) IID_IDirectInput8A
2.) fatal error lnk1120: 1 unresolved externals

I have included dinput.h and windows.h

At first I thought the problem was because I wasn't using WinMain because I was using glut but when I changed that I got the same error. Am I supposed to #include <dinput.lib>? I have tried that but it couldn't find it and I know I have the SDK installed. Any help please?

[edited by - tstrimp on December 4, 2002 7:27:21 PM]