I only need DirectDraw, DirectSound and DirectInput. But if there is another compiler out there(hopefully free) where can I find it? And where can I find help how to use DirectX in it? MindWipe

Well, there''s the Allegro game programming library, which uses DJGPP as it''s compiler, both are free and (I think) OpenSource. Allegro does use DirectX, but I don''t think you have direct access to the DirectX structures and things like that, since it''s a cross-platform library. The point of this is: DJGPP apparently will let you program in DirectX and compile for that, but I have no clue how, and you''d probably have to look in the Allegro source code to find out how.

Actually, just found a link on DJGPP''s site that is a DJGPP and DirectX wrapper, or something like that. Err. Actually appears the link is broken, but it can be done!

Borlands free command line compiler should let you. Just make sure you use the borland specific libs.

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Who is this General Failure and why is he trying to read my hard disk?

yeah, borland supports COM (therefore DirectX)
it''s just the matter of putting up with that annoying command-line free compiler
or if you wanna spend some money, buy c++builder standard version for $100

- Pouya

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um, yes.

basically - any compiler that compiles win32 code can support dx (providing you have all the lib and h files required)