Problems compiling a C++ header file

[Anonymous]

To all experienced C++ programmers...Help

For my University project I am using the include header file "mouse.h" that is freely available from "Mouse++ Version 4.0" by Carl Moreland. The code I have written compiles ok but I keep on getting the same error messages from mouse.h. With my limited experience I have not been able to fix the problems. Your help would be appreciated.

I have tried 2 different compilers but both throw up errors from mouse.h on the same lines. I am sure that with your coding experience you will immediately spot how to cure the problems, I have copied the errors and shown them below together with code snippets, it would seem to me that a cure for line 53 will be a cure for all.

Regards Tom Roberts.

p.s. I shall be at my present address for another 2 weeks so please reply soonest.

DEV-C++ = Bloodshed DEV-C++ V4.9.4.1Compiler
BCC32 = Borland C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 Compiler
FILE = MOUSE.H

LINE       CODE

52          class Mouse;
53          void far interrupt MouseHandler(void);

DEV-C++ syntax error before `MouseHandler'
BCC32 Error E2449 - Size of 'far' is unknown or zero
BCC32 Error E2141 - Declaration syntax error

140          MouseEventHandler(void);
141          MouseEventHandler(unsigned char mask,
142          void interrupt (*handler)(void) = MouseHandler);

BCC32 Error E2040 - Declaration terminated incorrectly
DEV-C++ `handler' was not declared in this scope
DEV-C++ function `void interrupt()' is initialized like a variable

258          void InstallHandler(void);
259          void InstallHandler(unsigned char mask,
260 void interrupt (*handler)(void) = MouseHandler);

DEV-C++ `handler' was not declared in this scope
DEV-C++ function `void interrupt()' is initialized like a variable
BCC32 Error E2091 - Functions cannot return arrays or functions
BCC32 Error E2451 - Undefined
symbol 'MouseHandler'

[Nobody/Anonymous]

These "far" statements are not standard C++. They were used in old MSDOS compilers. Try to get Borland compiler 3.1 or older