Hi! I get this peculiar error when I try to build my projects. "c:\myprojects\sp3d\spinput.h(23) : error C2146: syntax error : missing '';'' before identifier ''lpdi'' c:\myprojects\sp3d\spinput.h(23) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found" I am pretty sure there isn''t a '';'' missing. These are the files in my project: - main.cpp , includes both .h-files - sp3d.cpp|h, the .cpp includes the sp3d.h file - spinput.cpp|h, the .cpp includes the spinput.h file Whenever I include the spinput.h in main.cpp I get this error even if the ''extern LPDIRECTINPUT lpdi;'' isn''t the first line of code in the file. The LPDIRECTINPUT-object is declared in spinput.cpp. This is not the only time this has happend. I have another project with 4 headerfiles and one of them behaves in the exact same way. Without it, it compiles just fine. If any of you have gotten this error before, I''m sure you know what I''m talking about. I''d appreciate it if you could help me with this (to me) weird error. Jarle

Are you really sure you havn''t forgotten a ; last in the declaration of a structure or class. I do this all the time:

---- hello.h ----

#ifndef hello_h
#define hello_h

struct hello
{
int very_welcome;
}

#endif

---- end ----


when it should be:

---- hello.h ----

#ifndef hello_h
#define hello_h

struct hello
{
int very_welcome;
}; // <<<<< ------ NOTE THE ;

#endif

---- end ----

OK, I have just started looking into DirectX programming and I think I know your problem (thats how basic it is).

Did you read and follow all the warnings about configuring your compiler directories to compile with the DirectX SDK.

Specifically, you must have the mssdk\include directory first in the list so it finds it before it finds the same files in the Visual Studio include directories.

Hope this helps!

Bob D.

If you''re compiling with MFC (shudder) make sure you include ''stdafx.h''. Not including it causes that error.

If that''s not the case, maybe you could post the code or a link to it? Hard to say offhand without seeing it.

Rath

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Actually, Rath, that''s not possible in this case. If it expects stdafx.h, it will say "End of file found while looking for precompiled header." If you don''t want a precompiled header when you get this error, all you have to do is go to Project->Settings, click on the C/C++ tab, set the Category combo box to "Precompiled Headers", and click the "Not using precompiled headers" button. Note that you must do this both for Debug and Release versions.

-fel

Problem is it doesn't know what LPDIRECTINPUT is when it tries to compile main.cpp. Confusing error that doesn't tell you the real problem.

If you have "'extern LPDIRECTINPUT lpdi;" declared in a header file, make sure dinput.h is included before that header file. You said you try to include "spinput.h" in your main.cpp. Make sure dinput.h is before spinput.h.

Or you can put #include dinput.h at the top of sinput.h

- Modian
www.illusia.com


Edited by - Modian on September 14, 2000 4:18:24 PM

Thanks, felisandria. You''re right ofcourse. Been so long since I swore never to touch MFC again I''d forgotten

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"Two wrongs do not make a right; it usually takes 3 or more."

Hi and thanks for all the answers.

It turned out that I hadn''t included dinput.h in main.cpp. I thought I only had to include it in the file where I defined the LPDIRECTINPUT object,that is spinput.h.

Thanks for all the help.

Jarle