header file bringing errors?

I'm trying to use winprog.org's windows tutorial (it worked before!) and i copy + pasted the code. But these are the errors i get

Code:

--------------------Configuration: net send v2 - Win32 Debug-------------------- Compiling... main.cpp c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(584) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(584) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(584) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(594) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(594) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(594) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(640) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(640) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(640) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(649) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(649) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(649) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(928) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(928) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(928) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(939) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(939) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(939) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(994) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(994) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(994) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1003) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1003) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1003) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1271) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1271) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1271) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1280) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1280) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1280) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1395) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1395) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1395) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1403) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1403) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1403) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1469) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1469) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1469) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1491) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vDriverVersion' c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1491) : error C2501: 'MMVERSION' : missing storage-class or type specifiers c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(1491) : error C2501: 'vDriverVersion' : missing storage-class or type specifiers Error executing cl.exe. main.obj - 42 error(s), 0 warning(s)

And their all errors in the mmsystem.h header file. NOw, whats up with this??? i think something has been edited. Anyone have a mmsystem.h header file that works with mvc++ :D

I ran this in MSVC++ 6.0:

Code:

#include "mmsystem.h" int main() { return 0; }

and I got the same errors you did whether I included windows.h or not:

Code:

Compiling... test.cpp c:\program files\c++microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(113) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'MMVERSION' c:\program files\c++microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\mmsystem.h(113) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found Error executing cl.exe. test.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Sounds like it needs another include file before it

Quote:

Originally posted by _Elixia_
Sounds like it needs another include file before it

Aren't include files supposed to include all the stuff they depend on ? After all, that include once belonged to the source code of a library. How did they compile the lib with an incomplete include file? :confused:

Most likely because all the other include files were specified in the C program, so when that header got included, everything was already defined.

Another example would be pre-compiled include files.

Having an include file attempting to include everything necessary for it to compile properly can be trickly - specially if there are cross references between the two. Lots of the windows include files are like this - sometimes a simple "#include <windows.h>" cures them, othertimes it does not.