DX8 Direct Input

You didn''t try to change over to use the new DX interfaces right?

Also, if they are going to need DirectX8, whats the big deal? Everyone will have it within 6 months anyway.

Thanks,
Etnu

Sometimes I think I know what I really don''t, but then again usually I do know what I don''t, but just don''t realize it, maybe its because I am so young, but then again it could be because I am insane.

It sounds like you didn't #define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION before including dinput.h. From the docs:

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If you do not define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION before including the Dinput.h header file, the header file generates structure definitions compatible with the current version of DirectInput.
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This is your problem, as taken from dinput.h:

#if DIRECTINPUT_VERSION > 0x0700

extern HRESULT WINAPI DirectInput8Create(HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD dwVersion, REFIID riidltf, LPVOID *ppvOut, LPUNKNOWN punkOuter);

#else
extern HRESULT WINAPI DirectInputCreateA(HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD dwVersion, LPDIRECTINPUTA *ppDI, LPUNKNOWN punkOuter);
extern HRESULT WINAPI DirectInputCreateW(HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD dwVersion, LPDIRECTINPUTW *ppDI, LPUNKNOWN punkOuter);
#ifdef UNICODE
#define DirectInputCreate DirectInputCreateW
#else
#define DirectInputCreate DirectInputCreateA
#endif // !UNICODE

(EDIT: hmmm, the source tags didn't format properly)

So, for DX8, DirectInputCreate does not get defined.

Solution:

Before you include dinput.h, do this:
#define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION 0x0700



Edited by - Aldacron on November 14, 2000 9:01:54 AM

Edited by - Aldacron on November 14, 2000 9:03:54 AM

I had the same problem and began to rip my hair out until
I included dinput8.lib..



Wazoo

I ended up just including the dinput8.lib as well. I''ll use the #define however and go back to DX7 completely. It''s kinda cheesy only one part of DX7 didn''t work as coded with DX8 installed.

The type game I''m making, ISO, makes DX8 kinda not worth it. If it were full fledged Direct3D sure but it''s not. Combining Direct3d and DirectDraw in DX7 was simple enough that DX8 isn''t worth learning at this point.

Ben