windows.h????

[verbity]

Hey just started messing around with some book on game programming and the first thing it shows me is some simple hello world thing. I've never windows programmed before so I'm clueless. Just C programming. Here's the code:

//Beginning Game Programming, 2nd Edition
//Chapter 2
//HelloWorld program
#include <windows.h>

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
				   LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
{
	MessageBox(NULL, "Motoko Kusanagi has hacked your system!",
		"Public Security Section 9", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
}

I'm using C++ Express Edition and it says it can't find that library...for windows.h In addtion I can't find a Win32 Project selection on the New Project menu..so I don't know if that's the problem or what.

[The Wazaa]

You need to install the platform SDK, a guide on how to do it can be found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...alc/usingpsdk/

Good luck

Wazaa

[verbity]

I already have that...but I reinstalled my Visual Studio 2003 and I think the problem was that I was working from a Win32 console app rather than a Windows application...and I didn't feel like messing around with Express too long so I just worked it out on that. If anyone has any clue as to how to get to a Windows app on 2005 Express I'd love to know so I don't have two libraries going at once between my beg. gaming stuff and all my C/C++ programs I've written.

[The Wazaa]

Check the link I posted, it tells you how to configure VS 2005 Express with the platform SDK and how to enabling the windows applications. I also think you need to configure the directories, I don't think it matters which type of project you do - it would find the windows.h if you got the correct configuration.

[verbity]

Your're right (and you probably knew that). I have to download all that SDK...there's like 20 cab.'s or something like that. I mess with that then see do the other stuff you said and then see if it works. Thanks....