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Siphon · Feb 1st, 2005, 11:52 AM

Im using MSVC++ 6.0 in WinXP... Do I need to download "dirent.h" from somewhere and if I do, where should I put it? Right now I've downloaded it and put it in the same folder as my program.

error C2065: 'scandir' : undeclared identifier
error C2065: 'alphasort' : undeclared identifier
error C2601: 'find' : local function definitions are illegal

These are the 3 errors I'm getting.

Berto · Feb 2nd, 2005, 2:30 AM

add it to the references in an option somewhere in MSVC++ then it shoud be fine.

Siphon · Feb 2nd, 2005, 3:09 AM

Can't find "References" anywhere, found a place where you can set the directories of include-files

But nothing else.

Siphon · Feb 2nd, 2005, 3:13 AM

I put the dirent.h-file in the same directory as all my other header-files (iostream etc) that MSVC had made itself... Still doesn't work... Still get these errors:

error C2065: 'scandir' : undeclared identifier
error C2065: 'alphasort' : undeclared identifier
error C2601: 'find' : local function definitions are illegal

P.S. I also got a .lib file when I downloaded the .h file... I have no clue what to do with lib files. I just put it with the .h file.

Ooble · Feb 2nd, 2005, 8:59 AM

Ah... just drag the lib (library) file into the project viewer. It should show up under all the folders. While the header file contains all the info about the functions you're using, the library file contains the functions themselves.

Siphon · Feb 2nd, 2005, 12:32 PM

Hehe.. Project Viewer? Is that the editting window or the one to the left where all the files are seen?

Siphon · Feb 2nd, 2005, 1:19 PM

Tried to drag it to the left window where all the files are seen... All that happened was that alot of numbers and letters showed up in the right window...

oO... I'm puzzled.

Ooble · Feb 2nd, 2005, 2:05 PM

That's odd. Try dragging it onto the project name. Sorry for not being clear earlier. Alternatively, you can edit the linker directives to include it, though that's a lot more difficult.

Siphon · Feb 2nd, 2005, 4:44 PM

Nothing... All that comes up is a hex-list like:

0000010 21 3C ... . . . .. <some form of semi-understandable coding text>
0000020 . . . ... . . . <ditto>
00000... ................. <dittotwo>
00000... ................. <...>
00000a0 ..................
00000b0 ................

That's how it looks.

Siphon · Feb 2nd, 2005, 4:47 PM

Managed to add it to the Source Files/Header Files by using 'Add files to folder' ... But doesn't work in either folder... btw, where should "dirent.h" be? With MSVC++'s other include files (iostream etc) or in my projects folder, and should it be included with < .... > or " .... " ?

Feb 1st, 2005, 11:52 AM	#1
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	#include <dirent.h> Im using MSVC++ 6.0 in WinXP... Do I need to download "dirent.h" from somewhere and if I do, where should I put it? Right now I've downloaded it and put it in the same folder as my program. error C2065: 'scandir' : undeclared identifier error C2065: 'alphasort' : undeclared identifier error C2601: 'find' : local function definitions are illegal These are the 3 errors I'm getting. Last edited by Siphon; Feb 1st, 2005 at 11:54 AM.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 8:59 AM	#5
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Ah... just drag the lib (library) file into the project viewer. It should show up under all the folders. While the header file contains all the info about the functions you're using, the library file contains the functions themselves. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Feb 2nd, 2005, 2:05 PM	#8
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	That's odd. Try dragging it onto the project name. Sorry for not being clear earlier. Alternatively, you can edit the linker directives to include it, though that's a lot more difficult. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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Feb 2nd, 2005, 2:30 AM	#2
Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 5	add it to the references in an option somewhere in MSVC++ then it shoud be fine.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 3:09 AM	#3
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Can't find "References" anywhere, found a place where you can set the directories of include-files But nothing else.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 3:13 AM	#4
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I put the dirent.h-file in the same directory as all my other header-files (iostream etc) that MSVC had made itself... Still doesn't work... Still get these errors: error C2065: 'scandir' : undeclared identifier error C2065: 'alphasort' : undeclared identifier error C2601: 'find' : local function definitions are illegal P.S. I also got a .lib file when I downloaded the .h file... I have no clue what to do with lib files. I just put it with the .h file.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 12:32 PM	#6
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Hehe.. Project Viewer? Is that the editting window or the one to the left where all the files are seen?

Feb 2nd, 2005, 1:19 PM	#7
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Tried to drag it to the left window where all the files are seen... All that happened was that alot of numbers and letters showed up in the right window... oO... I'm puzzled.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 4:44 PM	#9
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Nothing... All that comes up is a hex-list like: 0000010 21 3C ... . . . .. <some form of semi-understandable coding text> 0000020 . . . ... . . . <ditto> 00000... ................. <dittotwo> 00000... ................. <...> 00000a0 .................. 00000b0 ................ That's how it looks.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 4:47 PM	#10
Siphon Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Managed to add it to the Source Files/Header Files by using 'Add files to folder' ... But doesn't work in either folder... btw, where should "dirent.h" be? With MSVC++'s other include files (iostream etc) or in my projects folder, and should it be included with < .... > or " .... " ?

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#include <dirent.h>