[Plib-users] R: compiling plib with MSVC++ 2005

[Paolo L. <p.l...@ci...>]

Hi Laura, 

> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: moo...@gm... [mailto:moo...@gm...] 
> Inviato: giovedì 29 aprile 2010 15.27
> A: pli...@li...
> Oggetto: [Plib-users] compiling plib with MSVC++ 2005
> 
> Hey Guys,
> 
> last time I posted a message to this list I asked about Qt. 
> Now I changed my programming environment to Microsoft Visual 
> Studio 2005.
> 
> I compiled the plib with it and it works fine. But when I 
> like to compile a project with js.h included and with the 
> library path included I get some linker errors.
> 
> *******************************************************************
> js_d.lib(jsWindows.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external 
> symbol "__imp__joyGetDevCapsA@12" in Funktion ""protected: 
> void __thiscall jsJoystick::open(void)" (?open@jsJoystick@@IAEXXZ)".
> 
> js_d.lib(jsWindows.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external 
> symbol "__imp__joyGetNumDevs@0" in Funktion ""public: 
> __thiscall jsJoystick::jsJoystick(int)" (??0jsJoystick@@QAE@H@Z)".
> 
> js_d.lib(jsWindows.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external 
> symbol "__imp__joyGetPosEx@8" in Funktion ""public: void 
> __thiscall jsJoystick::rawRead(int *,float *)" 
> (?rawRead@jsJoystick@@QAEXPAHPAM@Z)".
> 
> C:\userdata\VC2005_Projects\Test\Debug\Test.exe : fatal error 
> LNK1120: number unresolved externals 3
> ********************************************************************

These functions are in the Windows winmm lib/dll. So just include winmm.lib
in VC++ among the libraries to link against.

> Is there a version of plib which is compatible with VC++ 
> 2005? Or can anyone help me solving this probs? I'm not a 
> really good programmer, but with MSVC 6.0 I used plib as well 
> and it was easy to handle. But now I don't know what to do.

Don't really know. But if it is the only problem you are very close to do
one.

> Thanks a lot and best regards,
> Laura

Greetings,

Paolo Leoncini