Thread: 26 errors! Why??

I have this code. You don't have to read it. Just copy - paste it on your compiler , compile it and tell me if it works. I compile it and it has 26 errors! If it works, press Alt+F4 to exit. If you want to read it, let me know where is the problem please...

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <ddraw.h>

HWND hWndMain;
IDirectDraw7		*pDD;
IDirectDrawSurface7	*lpPrimary, *lpBackBuffer;

// Initialise DirectDraw and go to full screen mode.
void InitDirectDraw()
{
	// Create the DirectDraw object, through which we will create surfaces.
	DirectDrawCreateEx(NULL, (void **)&pDD, IID_IDirectDraw7, NULL);

	// Set the co-operative level to exclusive and full-screen.
	pDD->SetCooperativeLevel(hWndMain, 
		DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE | DDSCL_ALLOWREBOOT);

	// Set the display mode to 640x480, 16-bit colour, default refresh rate.
	pDD->SetDisplayMode(640, 480, 16, 0, 0);

	DDSURFACEDESC2	ddsd;

	// Create the primary surface with two back buffers.
	ZeroMemory(&ddsd, sizeof(DDSURFACEDESC2));
	ddsd.dwSize = sizeof(DDSURFACEDESC2);
	ddsd.dwFlags = DDSD_CAPS | DDSD_BACKBUFFERCOUNT;
	ddsd.ddsCaps.dwCaps = DDSCAPS_PRIMARYSURFACE |
			DDSCAPS_FLIP |
			DDSCAPS_COMPLEX;
	ddsd.dwBackBufferCount = 2;
	pDD->CreateSurface(&ddsd, &lpPrimary, NULL);
	
	// Get the back buffer pointer, to which we will do all drawing.
	ddsd.ddsCaps.dwCaps = DDSCAPS_BACKBUFFER;
	lpPrimary->GetAttachedSurface(&ddsd.ddsCaps, &lpBackBuffer);
}

void ExitDirectDraw()
{
	// Release the primary surface. Note that the back buffer is automatically released 
	//  (since it was created at the same time).
	lpPrimary->Release();
	lpPrimary = NULL;

	// Release the DirectDraw object.
	pDD->Release();
	pDD = NULL;
}

// Handle all messages for the main window.
LRESULT CALLBACK MainWindowProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch (uMsg)
	{
	case WM_CLOSE:
		ExitDirectDraw();
		DestroyWindow(hWnd);
		return 0;

	case WM_DESTROY:
		PostQuitMessage(0);
		return 0;
	}
	return DefWindowProc(hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
}

// Register the window class for the main window.
void RegisterWindowClass()
{
	WNDCLASSEX	wcx;

	ZeroMemory(&wcx, sizeof(WNDCLASSEX));
	wcx.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
	wcx.lpfnWndProc = MainWindowProc;
	wcx.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
	// Windows-default icon. Replace with your own.
	wcx.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
	wcx.hCursor = NULL;
	// Black background for the window.
	wcx.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);
	wcx.lpszMenuName = NULL;
	wcx.lpszClassName = "SampleWindowClass";
	RegisterClassEx(&wcx);
}

// Idle-time processing function.

void OnIdle(void)
{
}

// Program entry point.

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int) 
{
	MSG	msg;

	RegisterWindowClass();

	// Create a window that fills the screen.
	hWndMain = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_APPWINDOW,
		"SampleWindowClass", "DirectDraw Bare-Bones Sample", WS_POPUP,
		0, 0, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN),
		NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
	
	ShowWindow(hWndMain, SW_SHOW);

	InitDirectDraw();

	// Message loop. Note that this has been modified to allow
	//  us to execute even if no messages are being processed.
	for ( ; ; )
	{
		if (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE))
		{
			if (!GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
				break;
			
			// If you want WM_CHAR messages, add
			//  TranslateMessage(&msg);
			DispatchMessage(&msg);
		}
		
		// Idle-time processing
		OnIdle();
	}

	return 0;
}

Thanks in advance...

Because i cannot copy-past the errors:

Do you have the DirectX SDK?

Because i cannot copy-past the errors, i post this image:

Did you even look at my post?

DirectX SDK --> what is this?

LMAO that response is classic.

You need the SDK to make DX apps, get it from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Either you download the DirectX SDK, or you don't use DirectX.