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Simple DX program refuses to compile

Started by ZedAgent Aug 26, 2000 at 12:47 AM 2 replies 650+ views

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Aug 26, 2000 at 12:47 AM

This is getting really aggravating... I didn''t even imagine that I''d have problems compiling a simple DirectX program, but it appears that I am

I''m following Tricks of the windows game programming gurus, and I''ve gotten to the first simple DirectX program that I have to compile. When I attempt to, though, I get this: main.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _IID_IDirectDraw4 Debug/adamdx.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals I have practically all the DirectX libraries included in my project, as well as the DX include and lib directories at the top of my VC++ directories option screen. Why is this happening?

dwarfsoft

Aug 26, 2000 at 1:01 AM

Yay! Another one of these... Two solutions:

1) Install your new DirectX libs and includes into your M$VC directories (include and lib) and agree to overwrite any old files

2) Go into Project->Settings and click on the Directories tab (I think it is this menu) and put the full path to your DirectX up the top of the list.

Edit> Yeah you also need the guid's included

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Edited by - dwarfsoft on August 26, 2000 2:09:39 AM

cyberg

Aug 26, 2000 at 1:04 AM

hello, i think that someone had exactly the same problem recently, the solution that was found to his problem was to include dxguid.lib with the other libraries... hope that will help

cyberg

ZedAgent

Aug 26, 2000 at 1:14 AM

My goodness, including dxguid.lib did the trick! I can''t thank you two enough... I just love it when a hapless newbie is helped out (especially if it''s me

)

Thanks again,
-Zed

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