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[WoOdSpEaK StUdIoS]

Whenever I attempt to compile win32 applications after I installed the platform SDK into Visual Basic 2005 Express edition, I am recieving a fatal error thanks to sdafx.h:

c:\documents and settings\hamish\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\tetris\tetris\stdafx.h(28) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory

is it something I am doing wrong or a common error? Help appriciated.

EDIT: the part of sdafx.h that is causing the problems is this:

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers
// Windows Header Files:
#include <windows.h>

EDIT AGAIN: if need be, can someone who has the file send it to me? that may or may not solve the problem.

EDIT YET AGAIN: I have discovered that the file "windows.h" exists, and I have linked everything properly, but stdafx.h just can't find it. I have no idea what the hell is going on, and need help.

[Sturm]

You should have the file on your system (depending on tools/installs) asair it's part of the Windows SDK so you can get it there. It might just be a include part that is missing, have you checked that you have everything set up correctly?

[monjardin]

Did you add the include path for the Windows SDK into your include directories in VC++? Err... did you say Visual Basic? How are you including a C header file in a Visual Basic project?

[WoOdSpEaK StUdIoS]

Monjardin~
sorry I meant Visual C++.

[WoOdSpEaK StUdIoS]

Sorry to double post but do you think it might work if I download another copy of the file from the Platform SDK? Or will that just do nothing?

[monjardin]

Like I said, did you add the paths to VC++?

RTFM (Using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition with the Microsoft Platform SDK) and pay particular attention to Step 3.

[WoOdSpEaK StUdIoS]

yes I have updated the paths

[WoOdSpEaK StUdIoS]

Oh thanks monjardin! I worked out what was wrong: front slash not backslash! Quite embarrassing, really. Should've checked sooner. Thankyou!