Thread: strange error!?

hi
today i got my msvc to work with allegro
(i use used dev-4 b4)

when i compiled my file
i get the following errors:

Code:

--------------------Configuration: playsound - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
playsound.cpp
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\allegro\system.h(29) : error C2371: 'BITMAP' : redefinition; different basic types
        c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\wingdi.h(486) : see declaration of 'BITMAP'
c:\temp\playsound_cpp\playsound\playsound.cpp(378) : error C2731: 'WinMain' : function cannot be overloaded
        c:\temp\playsound_cpp\playsound\playsound.cpp(378) : see declaration of 'WinMain'
Error executing cl.exe.

playsound.obj - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

i've included:

#include <windows.h>


#include <time.h>
#include <allegro.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>

and i've linked to winmm.lib
to use playsound();
anyone know what is wrong??

thanks

sorry i cant include the code here
its too big besides its not my sourcecode that makes these errors.

#include <time.h>
#include <allegro.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>
#include <windows.h>

#pragma comment(lib, "winmm.lib")

#pragma comment(lib, "alleg.lib")

my program works perfectly when i dont include #include <mmsystem.h> &
#include <windows.h>
and dont call function playsound()
now when i compiled it again i get these errors:

Code:

--------------------Configuration: spel - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
pode.cpp
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(113) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'MMVERSION'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(113) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found
Error executing cl.exe.

pode.obj - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

they both point to a line in mmsystem.h

Code:

#ifndef MM_MIDI_MAPPER
#define MM_MIDI_MAPPER          1   /* MIDI Mapper */
#define MM_WAVE_MAPPER          2   /* Wave Mapper */
#define MM_SNDBLST_MIDIOUT      3   /* Sound Blaster MIDI output port */
#define MM_SNDBLST_MIDIIN       4   /* Sound Blaster MIDI input port */
#define MM_SNDBLST_SYNTH        5   /* Sound Blaster internal synthesizer */
#define MM_SNDBLST_WAVEOUT      6   /* Sound Blaster waveform output */
#define MM_SNDBLST_WAVEIN       7   /* Sound Blaster waveform input */
#define MM_ADLIB                9   /* Ad Lib-compatible synthesizer */
#define MM_MPU401_MIDIOUT      10   /* MPU401-compatible MIDI output port */
#define MM_MPU401_MIDIIN       11   /* MPU401-compatible MIDI input port */
#define MM_PC_JOYSTICK         12   /* Joystick adapter */
#endif
#endif

/* general data types */

#ifdef _WIN32
typedef UINT        MMVERSION;  /* major (high byte), minor (low byte) *///here is the error??
#else

typedef UINT        VERSION;    /* major (high byte), minor (low byte) */
#endif
typedef UINT        MMRESULT;   /* error return code, 0 means no error */
				/* call as if(err=xxxx(...)) Error(err); else */
#define _MMRESULT_

typedef UINT FAR   *LPUINT;

/* MMTIME data structure */

asi said b4 this is from the include file
mmsystem.h
i've never touched it and im sure no one else has either cause i installed
my msvc yesterday
if someone can find the same lines in his file and post to me if its the same?
i would be very thankful

You want to use PlaySound() right? Then it's not nessecary to
include mmsystem.h