Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition help

FaTaL_N00B · Post by **FaTaL_N00B** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:10 pm

Hey all,

I realize I must be going against forum rules by posting this, though I did search for my problem and didn't find an answer.

I have Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition as stated in the Thread name and the tutorial included with the Hello world example is only for Visual C++ 6.0. As you know the interface for EE is a lot different from the previous versions and I couldn't find the preferences where I had to include the irrlicht.h file, or at least I think so.

I also receive an error that states that the "irrlicht.dll" was not found. What might I be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,
FaTaL_N00B (and yes, I am a noob)

EDIT: Sorry I didn't notice the "Possible Errors or Problems" section at the bottom of the tutorial I fixed the .dll error.

Woodwolf · Post by **Woodwolf** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:16 pm

It's always in the same place, isn't it? Project -> properties -> C++ -> general and look for aditional include directories. The same for linker and libs: Project -> properties -> Linker -> General ->Additional library directories, adding them in ... -> Input -> Aditional Dependencies.

And those dll errors are also always similar: you need to put the dll in your path. Copy it in your working directory or add its location to window's Path.

FaTaL_N00B · Post by **FaTaL_N00B** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:44 pm

Thanks, I've fixed that part. Now there is a different error.

The program cannot open the sydney.md2 model

Woodwolf · Post by **Woodwolf** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:58 pm

This is an example of what I use to load a model:

getMesh("D://Woodwolf//Proyectos//Stitching//cuadro.3ds")

Check that your model is reachable! First, try an absolute address like that one. When it works, try the relative one.

FaTaL_N00B · Post by **FaTaL_N00B** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:10 pm

Woah! It works, thanks alot! I've never before heard of a "//" between folders.

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:36 pm

Because you don't need it

You can either use / or \\
/ is supported on all platforms while \\ is only supported on Windows.

The double \ is needed because a single \ is interpreted as an escape sequence. For example \n for a new line.

FaTaL_N00B · Post by **FaTaL_N00B** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:34 pm

Oh now I understand! Thanks a lot, that was very helpful!

Ps. Nice Avatar Sylence