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seel:
Okay, i tried to compile the MDIapp example that comes with dev-cpp just to test windows.h in codeblocks. It compiles flawless in dev-cpp but not in codeblocks, i even copied the files and put them in a .cbp and i get this strange error:
(mdi_unit.c is the main file)
mdi_unit.c: In function `LoadFile':
mdi_unit.c:37: error: syntax error before "LPSTR"
mdi_unit.c: In function `SaveFile':
mdi_unit.c:69: error: syntax error before "LPSTR"

And here are the lines that don't work (they both look pretty much the same,except other variable name):
LPSTR pszFileText = LPSTR(GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1));

What's up with that LPSTR? If you need to see more of the code (and don't have dev-cpp installed) i could upload the files for you...

Pecan:
How in this world are we suppose to answer such a question without seeing the code or the project .cbp?

It says the err occured "before" LPSTR.

How about clicking on the code icon above (when posting a msg) and inserting some text before and after the error. Also turn on full compiler logging.

   //-- Full Compile Logging --
   Main Menu->Settings->Compiler and Debugger->"Other"->Compiler logging = "Full command line".

Paste the relevant results here.

seel:
Full code of mdi_unit.c: http://pastebin.ca/337163


The functions where the errors are in

--- Code: ---BOOL LoadFile(HWND hEdit, LPSTR pszFileName)
{
   HANDLE hFile;
   BOOL bSuccess = FALSE;

   hFile = CreateFile(pszFileName, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL,
      OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
   if(hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
   {
      DWORD dwFileSize;
      dwFileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, NULL);
      if(dwFileSize != 0xFFFFFFFF)
      {
         LPSTR pszFileText = LPSTR(GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1));
         if(pszFileText != NULL)
         {
            DWORD dwRead;
            if(ReadFile(hFile, pszFileText, dwFileSize, &dwRead, NULL))
            {
               pszFileText[dwFileSize] = 0; // Null terminator
               if(SetWindowText(hEdit, pszFileText))
                  bSuccess = TRUE; // It worked!
            }
            GlobalFree(pszFileText);
         }
      }
      CloseHandle(hFile);
   }
   return bSuccess;
}

BOOL SaveFile(HWND hEdit, LPSTR pszFileName)
{
   HANDLE hFile;
   BOOL bSuccess = FALSE;

   hFile = CreateFile(pszFileName, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL,
      CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
   if(hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
   {
      DWORD dwTextLength;
      dwTextLength = GetWindowTextLength(hEdit);
      if(dwTextLength > 0)// No need to bother if there's no text.
      {
         LPSTR pszText=LPSTR(GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwTextLength + 1));
         if(pszText != NULL)
         {
            if(GetWindowText(hEdit, pszText, dwTextLength + 1))
            {
               DWORD dwWritten;
               if(WriteFile(hFile, pszText, dwTextLength, &dwWritten, NULL))
                  bSuccess = TRUE;
            }
            GlobalFree(pszText);
         }
      }
      CloseHandle(hFile);
   }
   return bSuccess;
}

--- End code ---


These are all build messages i get and i turned on full command line:

Project   : Win32 Application
Compiler  : GNU GCC Compiler (called directly)
Directory : C:\Program\CodeBlocks\PROJEKT\dslua sdk\
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Switching to target: default
mingw32-gcc.exe       -IC:\Program\CodeBlocks\include -c mdi_unit.c -o .objs\mdi_unit.o
mdi_unit.c: In function `LoadFile':
mdi_unit.c:37: error: syntax error before "LPSTR"
mdi_unit.c: In function `SaveFile':
mdi_unit.c:68: error: syntax error before "LPSTR"
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minutes, 2 seconds)
2 errors, 0 warnings

Biplab:
I think there's a cast problem. Change the following lines-

--- Code: ---LPSTR pszFileText = LPSTR(GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1));
--- End code ---
To

--- Code: ---LPSTR pszFileText = (LPSTR) GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
--- End code ---

and


--- Code: ---LPSTR pszText=LPSTR(GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwTextLength + 1));
--- End code ---
To

--- Code: ---LPSTR pszText= (LPSTR) GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwTextLength + 1);
--- End code ---

TDragon:

--- Quote from: Biplab on February 02, 2007, 06:03:06 pm ---I think there's a cast problem.

--- End quote ---
QFT. The original code demonstrates "C++-style casting" (functional notation) -- valid in C++ but not C.

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