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c++.windows.32-bits - INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX undefined error

reply Ant <Someone nowhere.com> writes:
Hi,

I am trying to compile a test win32 app with dm (cd version) 8.41.

In VC++ to add toolbars etc requires the Comctl32.lib and commctrl.h 
file included in project which I have also done in dm using DM lib and 
include dirs.

Where is INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX defined ??? this works in VC++6, but I am 
guessing it must be some sort of M$ typedef or something?

I keep getting the error INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX undefined in IDDE , I 
could not see this in the comctrl.h file as a define, which is what I am 
wrongly or rightly assuming is causing the error

Does anyone know how to get around this please

Cheers
Oct 31 2004
next sibling parent reply "Walter" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
Try using coff2omf on the import library for comctl32.lib that came with
your VC++6.

"Ant" <Someone nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:cm42a9$2brs$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Hi,

 I am trying to compile a test win32 app with dm (cd version) 8.41.

 In VC++ to add toolbars etc requires the Comctl32.lib and commctrl.h
 file included in project which I have also done in dm using DM lib and
 include dirs.

 Where is INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX defined ??? this works in VC++6, but I am
 guessing it must be some sort of M$ typedef or something?

 I keep getting the error INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX undefined in IDDE , I
 could not see this in the comctrl.h file as a define, which is what I am
 wrongly or rightly assuming is causing the error

 Does anyone know how to get around this please

 Cheers
Nov 02 2004
parent reply Ant <Someone nowhere.com> writes:
Walter wrote:

 Try using coff2omf on the import library for comctl32.lib that came with
 your VC++6.
 


Thanks Walter,
But I was using the LIB supplied with DMC, unfortunately VC6 is what I 
use or rather fight with every day at work, I only use DMC OW and GCC at 
home.

If I were to use coff2omf on the OW Libs, would this hose the libs for 
OW and should I do the coff2omf on a copy of the win32 Libs?

Better idea still, I have been toying with the idea of downloading and 
installing the new platform sdk which I believe includes the Win32 Libs etc.

Are there any plans in the future to modify the linker to work with coff 
  format?

I have seen on the DMC site about replacing DMC linker with OW 1.1 
linker, but this looks like too much like hard work to implement I guess 
I could just do a coff2omf *.lib to convert all the libs to DMC omf format?

Better still I have been watching for some time now the progress of D 
with great interest, sorry this is a bit OT but how useable is D right 
now and since it uses DM backend will the same problems occur trying to 
use Win32 API Libs with D??

I ask this, because I do not want to use up a lot of time learning D now 
if it is not quite ready for Win32 programing and DB programming, but 
will look at it more in future if it is not quite ready yet.

I also mote that the only IDE I can see for D is Eclipse, A Java IDE?? 
for D ??? I have seen a wicked little editor that supports D called PSPAD
http://www.pspad.com/en/

Thanks
A
Nov 02 2004
parent "Walter" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
"Ant" <Someone nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:cm9777$bf9$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Thanks Walter,
 But I was using the LIB supplied with DMC, unfortunately VC6 is what I
 use or rather fight with every day at work, I only use DMC OW and GCC at
 home.

 If I were to use coff2omf on the OW Libs, would this hose the libs for
 OW and should I do the coff2omf on a copy of the win32 Libs?


You should do it on a copy.


 Better idea still, I have been toying with the idea of downloading and
 installing the new platform sdk which I believe includes the Win32 Libs


etc.

 Are there any plans in the future to modify the linker to work with coff
   format?


Eventually this will have to happen.


 I have seen on the DMC site about replacing DMC linker with OW 1.1
 linker, but this looks like too much like hard work to implement I guess
 I could just do a coff2omf *.lib to convert all the libs to DMC omf


format?

That's what I'd try first.


 Better still I have been watching for some time now the progress of D
 with great interest, sorry this is a bit OT but how useable is D right
 now and since it uses DM backend will the same problems occur trying to
 use Win32 API Libs with D??


Yes.


 I ask this, because I do not want to use up a lot of time learning D now
 if it is not quite ready for Win32 programing and DB programming, but
 will look at it more in future if it is not quite ready yet.


If there's a specific library you need, post on the newsgroup. Someone has
probably already done the work on it.


 I also mote that the only IDE I can see for D is Eclipse, A Java IDE??
 for D ??? I have seen a wicked little editor that supports D called PSPAD
 http://www.pspad.com/en/


The IDE category is wide open <g>.
Nov 22 2004
prev sibling next sibling parent "Denis Troshin" <weiv mail.ru> writes:
In article <cm42a9$2brs$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...

Where is INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX defined ??? this works in VC++6, but I am 
guessing it must be some sort of M$ typedef or something?


I added these lines to COMMCTRL.H
//--------------------------------------
typedef struct tagINITCOMMONCONTROLSEX {
DWORD dwSize;
DWORD dwICC;
} INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX, *LPINITCOMMONCONTROLSEX;

BOOL WINAPI InitCommonControlsEx(LPINITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
//--------------------------------------
InitCommonControlsEx is already in COMCTL32.LIB (DMC 8.41)
No need to replace this lib.
Dec 15 2004
prev sibling parent carlson stennis.navy.mil writes:
The problem is comctl32.lib is not getting linked into the program.  If you can
solve that let me know.

In article <cm42a9$2brs$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...

Hi,

I am trying to compile a test win32 app with dm (cd version) 8.41.

In VC++ to add toolbars etc requires the Comctl32.lib and commctrl.h 
file included in project which I have also done in dm using DM lib and 
include dirs.

Where is INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX defined ??? this works in VC++6, but I am 
guessing it must be some sort of M$ typedef or something?

I keep getting the error INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX undefined in IDDE , I 
could not see this in the comctrl.h file as a define, which is what I am 
wrongly or rightly assuming is causing the error

Does anyone know how to get around this please

Cheers


Jay
Dec 22 2004