I have a problem with andre lamothes book, twgpg i can''t even compile the first project...the first one is a game called freakout, i am trying to modify he code to make some changes to the game..I goto file new then, win32 application, empty project...Yeah I have a workspace, then I add all the files from the ch.1 folder then compile, I get four errors... I need to compile the 3 files so I can get going.. These four--------------------Configuration: One - Win32 Debug-------------------- Compiling... blackbox.cpp c:\mygp\source\t3dchap01\blackbox.h(34) : error C2146: syntax error : missing '';'' before identifier ''lpdd'' c:\mygp\source\t3dchap01\blackbox.h(34) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found freakout.cpp c:\mygp\source\t3dchap01\blackbox.h(34) : error C2146: syntax error : missing '';'' before identifier ''lpdd'' c:\mygp\source\t3dchap01\blackbox.h(34) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found Error executing cl.exe. One.exe - 4 error(s), 0 warning(s) Can some one please help me out, because I am loosing muy motivation already..Thanks

sounds like you haven''t included the ddraw headers. I don''t have the book, so I don''t know the code

#include "ddraw.h"

maybe?

Have you set up the include and library folders for the directX SDK in your compiler?

If you are using Visual C++ I can help you because I had the same errors when I first got the book, email me Zeke000000@aol.com if you havent got it sorted.

Just my thoughts take them as you will.

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When I tried to compile it, I had to do the following: set the include and library paths to the directx sdk, then add the directx libraries to my project. After that, it worked fine.