When trying to compile the '3d shooter' code from the NeHE site, Iget 61 different errors, can anyone tell me why I get these and how I can get rid of them, and is there a working version that I can d/l and view? I have not modified the code in any way and this is what I got the first time I tried to run it. These are just a few of them from DirectInput.cpp c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\shining3d.h(410) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'lpdi' c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\shining3d.h(410) : error C2501: 'LPDIRECTINPUT8' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\shining3d.h(410) : error C2501: 'lpdi' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\shining3d.h(411) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'lpdiKeyboard' c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\shining3d.h(411) : error C2501: 'LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\shining3d.h(411) : error C2501: 'lpdiKeyboard' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(35) : error C2065: 'DirectInput8Create' : undeclared identifier c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(36) : error C2065: 'IID_IDirectInput8' : undeclared identifier c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(36) : error C2065: 'lpdi' : undeclared identifier c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(45) : error C2227: left of '->CreateDevice' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(45) : error C2065: 'lpdiKeyboard' : undeclared identifier c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(55) : error C2227: left of '->SetDataFormat' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(66) : error C2227: left of '->SetCooperativeLevel' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(78) : error C2227: left of '->Acquire' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(103) : error C2227: left of '->Unacquire' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(106) : error C2227: left of '->Release' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(114) : error C2227: left of '->Release' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(137) : error C2227: left of '->GetDeviceState' must point to class/struct/union c:\my documents\c++\lesson07\directinput.cpp(143) : error C2227: left of '->Acquire' must point to class/struct/union [edited by - Canazza on May 20, 2003 1:05:36 PM] [edited by - Canazza on May 20, 2003 1:08:29 PM]

You didn''t link the direct input 8 libraries.

Trent Polack
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Author of Focus on 3D Terrain Programming

okay, how do I do that then?

Yeah, sorry, my bad, didn''t read it over well enough.

You don''t have VC++ set-up to recognize the DirectX SDK include directory. Do that, and you''ll be set.

:D okay, I hate to sound like a total idiot but...
How do I do that?
(I''m new to C++, the most I''ve done is make a console based text adventure, prior to that It''s been VB, but now i''m looking to learn something new)

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Have you downloaded and installed the DirectX SDK?

You will have to do that first...