Linking Problems

Im trying to draw font in D3D using the font class included with the Direct X 9 SDK but im getting a linker error is thier a lib file i need to get ?

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#include <D3DFont.h>

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Code:

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CD3DFont* m_pFont;
m_pFont                  = new CD3DFont( _T("Arial"), 12, D3DFONT_BOLD );

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Code:

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m_pFont->DrawText( 2,  0, D3DCOLOR_ARGB(255,255,255,0), "This is a test ");

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------ Build started: Project: DX9, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------

Linking...
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: long __thiscall CD3DFont::DrawTextA(float,float,unsigned long,char const *,unsigned long)" (?DrawTextA@CD3DFont@@QAEJMMKPBDK@Z) referenced in function "int __cdecl DrawD3DScene(void)" (?DrawD3DScene@@YAHXZ)
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall CD3DFont::CD3DFont(char const *,unsigned long,unsigned long)" (??0CD3DFont@@QAE@PBDKK@Z) referenced in function "int __cdecl DrawD3DScene(void)" (?DrawD3DScene@@YAHXZ)
Debug/DX9.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals

Build log was saved at "file://c:\C++\Dx9\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
DX9 - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)


---------------------- Done ----------------------

    Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped

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any help in this would be appriceated :confused:

http://students.cs.tamu.edu/jwf4661/441/dx/

There are no pronlems compiling anything else in Direct X just this font class :(...
looks like im going to have to find another way to draw font

I cant evean get ID3DXFont to work maybe there's something wrong with my compiler....

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int DrawD3DScene()                                       
{
    HRESULT hr = D3D_OK;
    ID3DXFont *g_font=NULL;

    HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateFont(
    pD3DDevice,
    22,
    0,
    FW_NORMAL,
    1,
    false,
    DEFAULT_CHARSET,
    OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
    ANTIALIASED_QUALITY,
    DEFAULT_PITCH|FF_DONTCARE,
    "Arial",
    &g_font
);
    pD3DDevice->Clear( 0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER,
                                D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f), 1.0f, 0 );

    D3DXMATRIXA16 matWorld;   

    pD3DDevice->BeginScene();
               

    pD3DDevice->SetFVF(D3DFVF_CUSTOMVERTEX);           
    pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource(0,pVertexBuffer, 0, sizeof(tVertex));

    D3DXMatrixTranslation(&matWorld,-1.5,0.0f,6.0f);   
    pD3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD,&matWorld );   
    pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST,0,1);   
   

    D3DXMatrixTranslation(&matWorld,1.5,0.0f,6.0f);       
    pD3DDevice->SetTransform( D3DTS_WORLD, &matWorld );   
    pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP,3,2);   
    g_font->Begin();
    g_font->DrawText("this is a test",-1,NULL,DT_NOCLIP|DT_LEFT,0xFFFFFFFF);
    g_font->End();


    pD3DDevice->EndScene();
   
    pD3DDevice->Present( NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );       

    return TRUE;                                       
}

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------ Build started: Project: DX9, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------

Compiling...
main.cpp
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(142) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(142) : error C2078: too many initializers
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(142) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'ID3DXFont **__w64  ' to 'HRESULT'
        This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(513) : warning C4244: 'return' : conversion from 'WPARAM' to 'int', possible loss of data

Build log was saved at "file://c:\C++\Dx9\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
DX9 - 2 error(s), 2 warning(s)


---------------------- Done ----------------------

    Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped

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Try this I suppose:

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int DrawD3DScene()                                       
{
    HRESULT hr = (HRESULT)D3D_OK;
    ID3DXFont *g_font=NULL;

    HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateFont(
    pD3DDevice,
    22,
    0,
    FW_NORMAL,
    1,
    false,
    DEFAULT_CHARSET,
    OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
    ANTIALIASED_QUALITY,
    DEFAULT_PITCH|FF_DONTCARE,
    "Arial",
    &g_font
);
    pD3DDevice->Clear( 0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER,
                                D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f), 1.0f, 0 );

    D3DXMATRIXA16 matWorld;   

    pD3DDevice->BeginScene();
             

    pD3DDevice->SetFVF(D3DFVF_CUSTOMVERTEX);           
    pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource(0,pVertexBuffer, 0, sizeof(tVertex));

    D3DXMatrixTranslation(&matWorld,-1.5,0.0f,6.0f);   
    pD3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD,&matWorld );   
    pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST,0,1);   
   

    D3DXMatrixTranslation(&matWorld,1.5,0.0f,6.0f);       
    pD3DDevice->SetTransform( D3DTS_WORLD, &matWorld );   
    pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP,3,2);   
    g_font->Begin();
    g_font->DrawText("this is a test",-1,NULL,DT_NOCLIP|DT_LEFT,0xFFFFFFFF);
    g_font->End();


    pD3DDevice->EndScene();
   
    pD3DDevice->Present( NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );       

    return TRUE;                                       
}

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more error's

Code:

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------ Build started: Project: DX9, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------

Compiling...
main.cpp
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(142) : warning C4229: anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(142) : error C2078: too many initializers
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(142) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'ID3DXFont **__w64  ' to 'HRESULT'
        This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
c:\C++\DX9\main.cpp(512) : warning C4244: 'return' : conversion from 'WPARAM' to 'int', possible loss of data

Build log was saved at "file://c:\C++\Dx9\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
DX9 - 2 error(s), 2 warning(s)


---------------------- Done ----------------------

    Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped

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this is realy starting to want to make me go back to OpenGL :/

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Originally Posted by cgod

this is realy starting to want to make me go back to OpenGL :/

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Well, try out these Google searching, I'm really lazy today...and nobody else is helping on this thread, grrr:

• ID3DXFont DX9
• DX9 Font troubles
• "too many initializers" DX9
• ID3DXFont Direct X 9
• Direct X 9 Font troubles
• "too many initializers" Direct X 9