I can't seem to trace this error and why it even happens. I posted this earlier, but I have no idea where that thread went and I couldn't check back because my computer died at the time. This is that error, again:
1>.\Menus.c(245) : error C2143: syntax error : missing '{' before '*'
I'm apparently going to have to post the entire code (cutting repetition out as noted) for the whole program (it's just a core Windows program so there's essentially nothing to it isn't much to it at all:
In the root file:
In the Menus.c file:Code:// 3D modeling program.c : Defines the entry point for the application. // Keep this file short - make a new file for each new aspect. // common stuff #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE #define degrees 0.017453292519943295769236907684886 // multiply by this to convert angles in degrees to radians #include <windows.h> // these are all standard includes #include <stdlib.h> #include <malloc.h> #include <memory.h> #include <tchar.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <math.h> #include <string.h> HWND WindowHandle; // window handle WNDCLASSEX WindowClass; // for a window class MSG msg; // a message for windows int ProgramRunning = 1; // the program is running by default // string stuff char TextString[2048]; // a string for text to use // Debug-related things char DebugDetails[512]; // string for indicating errors double DebugTest[25]; // for displaying values int DebugPointerTest[5]; // general variables char WarningString[512]; // used to display warnings and errors #include "Menus.c" // this problematic file is at the end // Putting an HMENU declaration right here causes no error to occur.... // Windows Procedure Event Handler LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND WindowHandle, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { // Switch message, condition that is met will execute switch(message) { // Window is being created case WM_CREATE: return 0; break; // Window is closing case WM_CLOSE: PostQuitMessage(0); ProgramRunning = 0; // to terminate the loop return 0; break; default: break; } return (DefWindowProc(WindowHandle, message, wParam, lParam)); } // Main windows function - the point from which the program starts from int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { // Fill out the window class structure WindowClass.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX); WindowClass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW; WindowClass.lpfnWndProc = WndProc; WindowClass.cbClsExtra = 0; WindowClass.cbWndExtra = 0; WindowClass.hInstance = hInstance; WindowClass.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); WindowClass.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); WindowClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH); WindowClass.lpszMenuName = NULL; WindowClass.lpszClassName = "MyClass"; WindowClass.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO); // Register the window class if (!RegisterClassEx(&WindowClass)) { return 1; } SetUpMenus(); // sets up the menus, assigning handles // Class registered, so now create window WindowHandle = CreateWindow("MyClass", // class name "The 3D scene and level creator 1.0 (development version)", // app name WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | // window style WS_VISIBLE | WS_MAXIMIZE, 0, 0, // x/y coords 768, 512, // width,height NULL, // handle to parent MenuMainHandle, // handle to menu hInstance, // application instance NULL); // no extra parameter's // Check if window creation failed if (!WindowHandle) { return 0; } DrawMenuBar(WindowHandle); // this has no problems while (ProgramRunning == 1) // this is the main loop { PeekMessage(&msg, WindowHandle, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE); if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) // check for a quit message { ProgramRunning = 0; // if found, quit app break; } else { // Finally, translate and dispatch any messages into event queue so other programs can run Sleep(1); // wait some milliseconds TranslateMessage(&msg); DispatchMessage(&msg); } } // main loop has ended, program ended - free up handles and other resources to prevent memory leaks UnregisterClass("MyClass", hInstance); // frees the resources/memory DestroyWindow(WindowHandle); QuitMenus(); // for the menus return 0; // terminate the program }
That's the entire program. Oddly, I can define HMENU after Menus.c without any problems or errors. What is going on? This error is preventing me from making any further progress and it's really getting on my nerves! I don't know how to trace an error to its source either, if that's possible.Code:// Menus.c: This file involves the functions and controls from the menus. // Call the "ProcessMenuCommand" function in the WS_COMMAND Windows message. // Call the "QuitMenus" function upon closing to free up the resources. // defines /* The ID for each menu item should follow a consistent pattern. For this, bit masking would be useful. 0xE000 - menu bar - the headers that are always visible (maximum: 8) 0x1F00 - menu options - these are visible when the always-visible ones are clicked on (maximum: 32) 0x00E0 - submenus (maximum: 8) 0x0010 - flag for checked elements (0 if unchecked, 1 if checked) 0x0008 - flag for grayed elements (0 if normal, 1 if grayed; disabled is never used) 0x0007 - other variations (strings, other states, etc.) */ #define FileRoot 0x0000 // used for opening and saving files #define FileNew 0x0100 // creates a new, blank file #define FileOpen 0x0200 // opens an existing file #define FileSave 0x0300 // saves the current file #define FileSaveAs 0x0400 // saves the current file under a new name #define EditRoot 0x2000 // Used for general manipulation of the scene // nothing but about 130 defines are here in the same format as above // structures // Menu handles HMENU MenuMainHandle; // error - there's a problem with this identifier and all those below HMENU MenuFileHandle; HMENU MenuEditHandle; HMENU MenuViewHandle; HMENU MenuObjectHandle; HMENU MenuObjectNew2DShapeHandle; HMENU MenuObjectNew3DShapeHandle; HMENU MenuToolsHandle; HMENU MenuOptionsHandle; HMENU MenuOptions2DViewsHandle; HMENU MenuOptions3DViewHandle; HMENU MenuOptionsVertexMarkersHandle; HMENU MenuOptionsShowHideHandle; HMENU MenuOptionsMeasurementHandle; HMENU MenuHelpHandle; BITMAPINFOHEADER TestBMPInfo; // Test case but this gets the same error as the above and below MENUITEMINFO MenuFileInfo; // this also errors in the same way MENUITEMINFO MenuFileNewInfo; MENUITEMINFO MenuFileOpenInfo; MENUITEMINFO MenuFileSaveInfo; MENUITEMINFO MenuFileSaveAsInfo; MENUITEMINFO MenuEditInfo; MENUITEMINFO MenuEditUndoInfo; // list to be completed // string stuff /* these things are important to keep for debugging sprintf(DebugDetails, "The resulting value is %d.", DebugTest); MessageBox(WindowHandle, DebugDetails, "Debug Results", MB_OK); */ // general variables // other things FILE *FileHandle; // handle for reading/writing files // the line above has "missing { before *" as the error // functions /* Function: SetUpMenus What it does: Sets up menus, preparing them for use. Parameters: None. The routine: Stage 1 - repeatedly call "CreateMenu" to assign handles for the menus. Return value: Nothing - if it fails, use MessageBox to mention what problem was encountered. Remarks: There's a lot of repetion expected so form templates to speed the process up. To do: Write this function. Use the defines at the top to make it easier to identify the menu command. */ void SetUpMenus() { MenuMainHandle = CreateMenu(); // assign the handle to the menus and submenus // the above has "undeclared identifier" as the error - the below has the same // the Windows function, CreateMenu, is also undeclared which is very suspicious MenuFileHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuEditHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuViewHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuObjectHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuObjectNew2DShapeHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuObjectNew3DShapeHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuToolsHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuOptionsHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuOptions2DViewsHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuOptions3DViewHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuOptionsVertexMarkersHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuOptionsShowHideHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuOptionsMeasurementHandle = CreateMenu(); MenuHelpHandle = CreateMenu(); // END } /* Function: ProcessMenuCommand What it does: Processes menu commands as received from WS_COMMAND. Parameters: The routine: Stage 1 - filter the results based on the menu command's ID. Stage 2 - perform the action based on this. Return value: Nothing - if it fails, use MessageBox to mention what problem was encountered. Remarks: There's a lot of repetion expected so form templates to speed the process up. To do: Write this function. Use the defines at the top to make it easier to identify the menu command. */ /* Function: QuitMenus What it does: Destroys menus, freeing resources that the menus use (used upon closing). Parameters: None. The routine: Stage 1 - repeatedly call "DestroyMenu" to free the resources. Return value: Nothing - if it fails, use MessageBox to mention what problem was encountered. Remarks: There's a lot of repetion expected so form templates to speed the process up. To do: Add more items whenever new ones are used. */ void QuitMenus() { // Even DestroyMenu is being flagged as undeclared DestroyMenu(MenuMainHandle); // destroys the menu, freeing its resources DestroyMenu(MenuFileHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuEditHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuViewHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuObjectHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuObjectNew2DShapeHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuObjectNew3DShapeHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuToolsHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuOptionsHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuOptions2DViewsHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuOptions3DViewHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuOptionsVertexMarkersHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuOptionsShowHideHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuOptionsMeasurementHandle); DestroyMenu(MenuHelpHandle); }
These are the errors I'm getting:
Code:1>------ Build started: Project: 3D modeling program, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1>Compiling... 1>cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release 1>Menus.c 1>.\Menus.c(200) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuMainHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(200) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(202) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuFileHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(202) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(203) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuEditHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(203) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(204) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuViewHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(204) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(205) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuObjectHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(205) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(206) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuObjectNew2DShapeHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(206) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(207) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuObjectNew3DShapeHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(207) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(208) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuToolsHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(208) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(209) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuOptionsHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(209) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(210) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuOptions2DViewsHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(210) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(211) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuOptions3DViewHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(211) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(212) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuOptionsVertexMarkersHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(212) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(213) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuOptionsShowHideHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(213) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(214) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuOptionsMeasurementHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(214) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(215) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuHelpHandle' 1>.\Menus.c(215) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(219) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'testBMP' 1>.\Menus.c(219) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(221) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuFileInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(221) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(222) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuFileNewInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(222) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(223) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuFileOpenInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(223) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(224) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuFileSaveInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(224) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(225) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuFileSaveAsInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(225) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(227) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuEditInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(227) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(228) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'MenuEditUndoInfo' 1>.\Menus.c(228) : error C2059: syntax error : ';' 1>.\Menus.c(245) : error C2143: syntax error : missing '{' before '*' 1>.\Menus.c(245) : warning C4431: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C no longer supports default-int 1>.\Menus.c(245) : warning C4218: nonstandard extension used : must specify at least a storage class or a type 1>.\Menus.c(476) : error C2065: 'MenuMainHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(476) : warning C4013: 'CreateMenu' undefined; assuming extern returning int 1>.\Menus.c(478) : error C2065: 'MenuFileHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(479) : error C2065: 'MenuEditHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(480) : error C2065: 'MenuViewHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(481) : error C2065: 'MenuObjectHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(482) : error C2065: 'MenuObjectNew2DShapeHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(483) : error C2065: 'MenuObjectNew3DShapeHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(484) : error C2065: 'MenuToolsHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(485) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(486) : error C2065: 'MenuOptions2DViewsHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(487) : error C2065: 'MenuOptions3DViewHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(488) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsVertexMarkersHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(489) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsShowHideHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(490) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsMeasurementHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(491) : error C2065: 'MenuHelpHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(521) : warning C4013: 'DestroyMenu' undefined; assuming extern returning int 1>.\Menus.c(521) : error C2065: 'MenuMainHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(522) : error C2065: 'MenuFileHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(523) : error C2065: 'MenuEditHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(524) : error C2065: 'MenuViewHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(525) : error C2065: 'MenuObjectHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(526) : error C2065: 'MenuObjectNew2DShapeHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(527) : error C2065: 'MenuObjectNew3DShapeHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(528) : error C2065: 'MenuToolsHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(529) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(530) : error C2065: 'MenuOptions2DViewsHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(531) : error C2065: 'MenuOptions3DViewHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(532) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsVertexMarkersHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(533) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsShowHideHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(534) : error C2065: 'MenuOptionsMeasurementHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>.\Menus.c(535) : error C2065: 'MenuHelpHandle' : undeclared identifier 1>Generating Code...
