Hi guys. Well I''ve been working on a 3d engine for a while and I''ve basically done most of it. But now I''m just working on the inputs and such. So I was reading Nehe''s tutorial on direct input and for some reason the command: LPDIRECTINPUT7 g_DI; doesn''t work. I did include dinput.h so that''s done... but the errors I get are: error C2146: syntax error : missing '';'' before identifier ''g_DI'' error C2501: ''LPDIRECTINPUT7'' : missing storage-class or type specifiers fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found I''m not new to C++ and my engine does quite a bit but I''ve never worked with DirectInput before so I''m a little lost and the tutorial is what I''m currently going by. Although I will be going to check other sites now. But I figured I''d just post the question incase I made some stupid mistake...thanks PS: no flames plz. I''m just a highschool coder looking for some help... -------------------------- HelloWorld.exe HelloWorld.cpp - 13 Error(s), 23 Warning(s)

are you using VC++?? If so make sure dinput.lib (dinput8.lib if your using dx8) is under your Project->settings->link? Are you using dx8 or dx7?

wow fast replies thanks. i downloaded the dx7 files from nehe''s tutorial here:
http://nehe.gamedev.net/tutorials/lesson23.asp
I currently have dx8.0 installed on my computer but the files are dx7. and i do have the .lib file placed in the settings link tab.

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HelloWorld.exe
HelloWorld.cpp - 13 Error(s), 23 Warning(s)

Anyone.... eh?

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HelloWorld.exe
HelloWorld.cpp - 13 Error(s), 23 Warning(s)

Perhaps you should try using the direct input code from the game programming tutorials on NeHe''s site. These use a directx 8 interface, so should give better results.

I had this problem too, it results from an old version of dinput.h in your include directory. Update it with the latest version from the DirectX SDK, and it should work.