Hello everyone. I have recently completed Mr. LaMothe''s "Tricks..." I am trying to get started on my first game, but for some strange reason I cannot get even the "t3dconsole2" to compile. I included all the DirectX and the library files, but when I try to compile, I get the following errors: Compiling... t3dconsole2.cpp c:\clone\clone\t3dlib3.h(64) : error C2065: ''DSBCAPS_CTRLDEFAULT'' : undeclared identifier t3dlib2.cpp c:\Clone\Clone\t3dlib2.cpp(83) : error C2065: ''DirectInputCreate'' : undeclared identifier c:\Clone\Clone\t3dlib2.cpp(110) : error C2065: ''DIDEVTYPE_JOYSTICK'' : undeclared identifier t3dlib3.cpp c:\clone\clone\t3dlib3.h(64) : error C2065: ''DSBCAPS_CTRLDEFAULT'' : undeclared identifier I looked up error C2065, but I dont get it. Is there some "known" issue with the files that I don''t know about? For those of you who read the book and know what I am talking about, any help would be appreciated. Also, I am using the DX8 SDK, as opposed to DX6 as used in the book. Does this make a difference?

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Also, I am using the DX8 SDK, as opposed to DX6 as used in the book. Does this make a difference?

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Yes. Microsoft likes to break things between versions. It helps ensure people upgrade.

Try doing a search on these forums for ''DSBCAPS_CTRLDEFAULT'' and you should see what the other people did when they had this problem. I think that generally, rather than using a default, you end up having to specify the parameters explicitly.