thanks! this was indeed the problem!
Actually, what is the difference between a library or a (set of) header
file(s)? (sorry for this C++ question, it's quite off-topic, I know)
And indeed, maybe I should use the Wizard...
geronimo
Stephen Preston wrote:
> Its not the header file you're missing, its the .lib file. Make sure you
> reference it in your project settings and make sure the ObjectARX lib folder
> is in your compiler's search path.
>
> Why not use the ObjectARX Wizard to create your project - it does this all
> for you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Stephen Preston
> Developer Technical Services
> Autodesk
>
>
>
> "geronimo"
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>>hello,
>>
>>I have created two objectARX-projects in VC++.
>>One of the two projects can be built (0 errors, 0 warnings), the other
>>can't (2 errors, 0 warnings).
>>However, they are EXACTLY the same (not a copy, but all files and
>>settings are the same)
>>
>>The first project was an example included in the objectarx download file
>>(lab01), where I added some things to make it do what I needed, the
>>second project was created by me.
>>(I added my files to the example program to check if it would work
>>there, since I couldn't find an error)
>>
>>
>>this is the VC++ output:
>>
>>--------------------Configuration: photogr - Win32
>>
> Debug--------------------
>
>>Linking...
>> Creating library Debug/photogr.lib and object Debug/photogr.exp
>>CreateFiles.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _acedGetString
>>Debug/photogr.arx : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
>>Error executing link.exe.
>>
>>photogr.arx - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>>
>>
>>I thought that "unresolved external" would mean that the header file
>>needed for the function acedGetString (acedads.h) is not present, but
>>the file appears in the list of 'external dependencies'. Besides, it
>>would be very strange that the same program would sometimes need an
>>extra header file, and sometimes not...
>>
>>And what does the warning mean?
>>
>>Does anyone know what the problem might be?
>>
>>thanx a lot in advance!!
>>
>>geronimo
>>
>>
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