Re: [Mingw-users] problem in winbase.h? - compiler version

[Jim M. <jmi...@ya...>]

g++ 4.6.1 if anyone wants to ask.  forgot to add.




>________________________________
> From: Jim Michaels <jmi...@ya...>
>To: mingw users <Min...@li...> 
>Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:29 AM
>Subject: [Mingw-users] problem in winbase.h?
> 
>
>no matter what I do, I can't use GetVolumePathName() in winbase.h, I get 
>
>df.cpp:904:60: error: 'GetVolumePathNameA' was not declared in this scope
>
>
>I made sure in my code I did this:
>
>
>
>
>#elif defined(_MSC_VER)||defined(__MINGW32__)||defined(__BORLANDC__)
>    #define STRICT 1
>    #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
>    #include <direct.h> //_getdrive()
>    #include <windows.h>
>    #undef UNICODE
>    #include <WinIOCtl.h> //IOCTL_STORAGE_CHECK_VERIFY
>    #include
 <WinBase.h>
>#endif
>
>
>
>
>bool UNCExists(string unc) {
>    string uncroot = unc; uncroot += '\\';
>    char szpath[64000];
>    //check UNC for validity
>    if (0 == GetVolumePathName(uncroot.c_str(), szpath, 64000)) { // the offending line 904
>        cout<<"ERROR: UNCExists(): invalid drive \""<<unc<<"\""<<endl;
>        printerr();
>        return false;
>    }
>...
>
> 
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>Jim Michaels
>jmi...@ya...
>JimM@JimsComputerRepairandWebDesign.com
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>[KiB] [MiB] [GiB] [TiB]
>[2^10B=1,024B=1KiB]
>[2^20B=1,048,576B=1MiB]
>[2^30B=1,073,741,824B=1GiB]
>[2^40B=1,099,511,627,776B=1TiB]
>hard disk industry disk size measurements:
>[KB] [MB] [GB] [TB]
>[10^3B=1,000B=1KB]
>[10^6B=1,000,000B=1MB]
>[10^9B=1,000,000,000B=1GB]
>[10^12B=1,000,000,000,000B=1TB]
>
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