I finally got around to starting with directx, and in the process of building my first demo, I got some errors. I am wondering if these are errors for not including the libs and stuff that I need (they are in my path) properly. I know that is a common mistake for newbies to make, so I figure I just made it. Here is a sample of the errors... Loaded ''ntdll.dll'', no matching symbolic information found. Loaded ''C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll'', no matching symbolic information found. Loaded ''C:\WINDOWS\system32\user32.dll'', no matching symbolic information found.... The thread 0x6C has exited with code 0 (0x0). The program ''C:\LUC\Breakout\Debug\Breakout.exe'' has exited with code 0 (0x0). ps all flamerz: I have been and am searching the forums, so dont even start with me.

They''re not really errors, it''s just VC telling you it couldn''t find the debug libraries for the .DLLs mentioned (which, btw, you don''t need), and exiting with 0 means your program exited correctly (well, to a degree)

but i installed the debug version of DirectX sdk. the prog compiles and links up, but gives me that stuff when run. Guess i''ll do a release build

... to elaborate, those .DLLs are not part of directX, they are core windows .DLL files, which you probably can''t get the debug information for.

The program 'C:\LUC\Breakout\Debug\Breakout.exe' has exited with code 0 (0x0).  

... that 0x0 means you O.K.

[EDIT] Sig removed (good sig, just not for this forum where it could be misinterpreted).

[edited by - Michalson on May 20, 2002 9:25:57 AM]

oh yeah, i see the stuff i posted doesnt include the ddraw.dll. but it was one of them spit out by the compiler. Windows programming has to be one of the most frustrating things on the planet to learn because at a point like this, I have no idea what to do, and no amount of research seems to turn up an answer.
ps my prog never runs, but i am certain of its validity as far as the game portion goes, its just the win DX VC++ stuff that I am unsure of. I wish some one would write a java-like wrapper for the windows gui functions.
edit: I know exiting true is good, just no run.

[edited by - lucinpub on May 20, 2002 3:25:19 AM]

I found it and you will not believe how silly...
did you know that setting winClass.hbrBackground is required? you probably did, but I left it out cause i figured it defaulted to black, and added it on a whim and whammo, up comes my breakout. That is the kind of thing that can really make windows programming a nightmare.

Thanks for the info anyways guys.