Damnit Microsoft! Direct Input?!

I would like to add DirectInput to my app...

Well.....

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To create a DirectX 8.x interface with the DirectX 9.0 software development kit (SDK) without using CoCreateInstance :

Set "#define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION 0x0800" before the include statement for Dinput8.h.
Call DirectInput8Create instead of DirectInputCreateEx.
Link to the Dinput8.lib library instead of Dinput.lib.

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dinput8.lib =

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Linking...
dinput8.lib(dilib2.obj) : fatal error LNK1103: debugging information corrupt; recompile module
Error executing link.exe.

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Tried to do some searching and is this a problem with MvC 6.0? thats what my compiler is...

great DirectX = Microsoft.. yet their ........ doens't work with their own compiler... how nice..

anyways what do i do?

also i thought i saw somewhere that i should include dinput8.h yet i only have dinput.h

whats going on? :D

Are you using DirectX9 for everything else? I've never gotten that error before but you might try playing with the debug-info format:

Project Settings->C++->Debug Information Format

Can you build in release configuration?

Make sure you have the latest service pack for VC6 , I believe they are up to Service Pack 6.

You can try getting the latest DirectX SDK (April 2005). I don't know which version you are running but some of them had some problems that eventually got fixed, so either go forward or backwards in the version and that might fix it.

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Originally Posted by MrWizard

Are you using DirectX9 for everything else? I've never gotten that error before but you might try playing with the debug-info format:

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YES.

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Can you build in release configuration?

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NO

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Make sure you have the latest service pack for VC6 , I believe they are up to Service Pack 6.

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Guess this could be the problem.. doubt I have SP6

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You can try getting the latest DirectX SDK (April 2005). I don't know which version you are running but some of them had some problems that eventually got fixed, so either go forward or backwards in the version and that might fix it.

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Yep got April 2005.. downloaded about a week ago.. as for going forward or backward a version.. I don't think my ........ty 56k modem would take kindly to that.. nor would my patience..

Strange.. kinda sucks as I'm just deadlocked becasue of this issue.. just sit and twiddle my thumbs..

Hmmm..

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Also, if you're using VC++6, it is not supported starting from the December 2004 SDK, so you either have to upgrade, or use another SDK (Like the October 2004 SDK with the extras package that comes with it).

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If this is true I'm gonna kill myself... :mad:

Heard that extras download for October Release will fix my problem.. so I got to download it.. hey its just the extras that didn't come with October 2004 SDK.. should be small right?

63 MB download for a ........ing dinput8.lib file that is 120 KB .... godamn you MICROSOFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

(56k modem)
life sucks...
think i'm just gonna give up..

Maybe you should look into downloading one of the free compilers from Microsoft? Then you could use an open-source IDE with it? I mean, you're obviously upset about VC6, so why not take steps to change it?