Hi, first of all i need to apologize if i asked some stupid question
i'm new to C programming.
ok then, i have a .lib and .h file with me
the .lib and .h file (as far as i know) were suppose to be used for "kick" a cash drawer open.
and i wanted to know how can i use it to create some "kick" program for it
i really need some help for this and once again i apologize if this is a stupid question
I am not familiar with .lib files, but a .h file should contain the declarations of certain functions. Use these functions in your program to achieve the result you need.
perhaps the .lib file is the actual implementation of the .h file ( and it may be hidden to you).
don't forget to #include the .h file in your code. Like this:
Code:#include "file.h" /* Code goes here */
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hi The Doctor, thanks for the replyOriginally Posted by The Doctor
i've tried to include the.h file in my code
and under the include command there's a red line which when highlighted shows "Error:cannot open source file"FECCashdrawerDll.h""Code:#include "FECCashdrawerDll.h"
i put the FECCashdrawerDll.h in the Header Files
(FYI i'm using visual studio 2012)
and when i checked the FECCashdrawerDll.h
there's this code
int __stdcall SetStatusMask(char *chModel, WORDS mask);
where the "words" word was highlighted
Lets back up a bit...
Where did you find these files?
Without meaning to be rude, don't you think that you maybe should focus on getting the basics down before doing whatever it is you are trying to do?
no problem mate, just like i said i'm still new at C programming i have a SQL, some C#, and java programming background
but i haven't learn about connecting my codes to a hardware also
i'm a total newbie at C that's why i'm asking for help
i got the .h and .lib file from documentation package that i received from FEC
and i'm trying to create a program to open a cash drawer
and so far as i search at google i need to include the header file before my code
i really need some guidance here, thank you
Well then. From what I can see you probably doesn't have the things that your library depends on installed. The library you want to use probably have some sort of installer, which installs everything you need in a correct way. I advice you to do it that way instead of grabbing a library and the corresponding include file and try to use it.
You seem to be using Windows, and that is something I haven't used in say 15 years or so, so I'm not really sure how these things are done in Windows. I recommend you to google for your library and/or read the documentation to understand how to properly install it and use it with your compiler.
Hope this helps.
Is this the cash drawer you are using? http://dl.fecpos.com/CustomerService...anual_V1.0.pdf
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You sure you have the name spelled correctly and is this .h file in the same directory as the source file, which should be the main directory of your project?
As for the .lib file, try adding that to your project under the project menu: project ... add existing item, ... . This should cause the .lib file to be added to your build steps.
