Problem with CreateWindowEx() for Listboxes

I am trying to make a list box,

Code:

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      HWND hwndListBox;
      hwndListBox = CreateWindowEx(0, "LISTBOX", "", LBS_STANDARD |
        WS_VISIBLE, 5, 5, 30, 50, hwnd, (HMENU)IDC_LISTBOX,
        GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

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and MSVC++ keeps throwing up errors at me.

error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before ';'
error C2660: 'CreateWindowExA' : function does not take 10 parameters
error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before ','
error C2059: syntax error : ')'

Do you have resource.h included?

this is probably not the problem, but in your program do you have the createwindowex function taking up 3 lines? if so, put it into 1.

the reason i say is this:

1) It says you are giving it 10 parameters, and the first two lines contain 10 parameters, the last two are on the third line

2) You are missing a ';' before the ',' and those other two errors similar could seem true if you think like a "confused compiler"

believe me, i've seen REALLY strange things happen while using MSVC++ 6, who knows maybe it'll make a difference maybe not

oh and just to help support my odd theory, i compiled this and got the exact same errors you did:

Code:

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HWND hwndListBox;
      hwndListBox = CreateWindowEx(0, "LISTBOX", "", LBS_STANDARD |
        WS_VISIBLE, 5, 5, 30, 50, hWnd, (HMENU)IDR_MYMENU;,
        GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

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C:\Documents and Settings\john\Desktop\LeeGames\Pong\main.cpp(87) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before ';'
C:\Documents and Settings\john\Desktop\LeeGames\Pong\main.cpp(87) : error C2660: 'CreateWindowExA' : function does not take 10 parameters
C:\Documents and Settings\john\Desktop\LeeGames\Pong\main.cpp(87) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before ','
C:\Documents and Settings\john\Desktop\LeeGames\Pong\main.cpp(88) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'

this leads me to believe that your compiler thinks you are ending the function at the end of the second line, notice that semicolon in the chunk i compiled?