error C2065

If your using visual studio, make sure that you set the directories section to include the libs from the directx sdk. Also make sure that they are on top of the compiler/windows includes.

- Kevin "BaShildy" King
Game Programmer: DigiPen
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That means you''re trying to use DirectInputCreate, a function that does not exist. Thats not an include or "link to libs" error. Find out the function''s real name.

hee hee, this one caught me out too initially.

You probably don''t want to be including "dinput.lib", instead try including "dinput8.lib" or one relative to your dx version.

zipless

And dont forget under DirectX 8 its DirectInput8Create()

I had the same problem. I was trying to compile DirectX7 code with DirectX8.1 libraries.

If you are using the DirectX 8 SDK, but you want to compile older code, you have to #define DIRECT_DRAW_VERSION 0700. To use DirectX 7 code. It looks like you are going even earlier to vers6 or less. For each component of DirectX you have to do this

#define DIRECT_DRAW_VERSION 0600 //use version 6
#define DIRECT_INPUT_VERSION 0600 //use version 6

etc...


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Alright I was able to get rid of the errors by
#define DIRECT_INPUT_VERSION 0800 //use version 8
But not when I
#define DIRECT_INPUT_VERSION 0700 //use version 7

Now when I define for version 8 the DirectInput8Create now takes another perameter that i am not familiar with. Does anyone know why I the define for version 7 would not be working for me?

Ahh I got it figured out. Took me long enough.
Thank you all for your help