Hello,
I'm trying to compile this window for a starter directx9.0 project but I don't know what additional dependencies. I put d3d9.lib, d3dx9.lib, and winmm.lib in the additional dependencies in the linker input but there's something else and I have no idea what it is. Because I'm just getting a fatal error <d3d9.h> not found etc.
Does any one know how to set up the properties??
That's not a linker dependency. It's telling you that it can't find the include file, probably because you must tell your compiler to look in the DX9 SDK include directory for headers.
All the buzzt!
CornedBee
"There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code."
- Flon's Law
Ok...what does all that mean??
Means "Go to Options -> Configure -> Directories -> Include Directories" and add the directory in the DX9 SDK that contains all the include files.
Menu path may be inaccurate.
All the buzzt!
"There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code."
- Flon's Law
Almost there...now I just have errros like:
Error 1 error C2664: 'MessageBoxW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [19]' to 'LPCWSTR' c:\users\john\documents\visual studio 2005\projects\firstwindow\firstwindow\d3d9.cpp 84
like I said in C/C++ I put the include path...
in Linker/Input I put d3d9.lib, d3dx9.lib, winmm.lib
Any ideas??
You have written your program using narrow strings, but you're following the default setting of compiling as Unicode. Either update your program to be Unicode-ready (the preferred option) or change your program options to not use Unicode (the faster option).
All the buzzt!
"There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code."
- Flon's Law
Sorry I really appreciate the help....one last question though...is d3d9.lib deprecated ?? for d3dx9.lib???
Not that I know. As far as I know, d3d9.lib contains the COM stubs like D3DCreate9() or whatever the function is called, whereas d3dx9.lib contains the utility library (everything starting with D3DX).
All the buzzt!
"There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code."
- Flon's Law
yeah cause I included d3d9.lib, d3dx9.lib, winmm.lib......and the build is saying that it can't find them...
did I mention I'm starting to get super ........ed cause this is just to show a blank blue screen
The can't find issue is pretty much the same as the include file issue, just with import library paths.
But if it shows a blank blue screen, it seems you've got it to run at last. Just not to draw anything.
All the buzzt!
"There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code."
- Flon's Law
I quit...jesus...I've been trying to set this thing up for 3 hours now.......I got the path set to C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (August 2007)\Lib\x86" for the libs...I include those three libs...the path to the headers is straight...the unicode is not set....I have no idea what the problem is.....
The build cannot find the libraries?
Like
fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'xxx.lib'
?
Ok.. there's this guy and here's a 'tard' he went and built a win32 console app not a win32 app.....so thus all is libraries etc didn't work etc....and he is sorry for bothering everyone with his ignorance.
There are several sites that will show you how to setup DirectX for use with various compilers. If that doesn't work go to amazon and buy a book on it.
D3DX9 is the D3DX library for Direct3D 9.0c. D3D9 is Direct3D 9 and contains all the COM interfaces and so forth.
Nothing in any current version of Direct3D is deprecated. The only thing that has been 'truly' deprecated in DirectX itself is DirectShow - it is now part of the platform SDK. I'm not sure if DirectMusic has also been deprecated or not.
