Unresolved external symbol _SetConsoleDisplayMode@12

[Faule Socke]

Hi,

my Linker (Visual Studio 2008) says the following, when I try to compile irrlicht 1.6 on my own:

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CIrrDeviceConsole.obj : error LNK2001: Nicht aufgelöstes externes Symbol "_SetConsoleDisplayMode@12".

Which translated means something like:
CIrrDeviceConsole.obj : error LNK2001: Unresolved extrenal symbol "_SetConsoleDisplayMode@12"

The error occours in both configurations, debug and release. I have also tried the head revision from the repository, the same problem.

I hope, someone can help me and sorry for my bad english

Socke

[randomMesh]

SetConsoleDisplayMode is WINAPI, so i guess you didn't install it along with Visual Studio 2008.

[Faule Socke]

What exactly i have to install? I've tried the Windows SDK, but the installation failed (it tells me something like resource unavaliable). I think it don't works under Windows XP. Is the Platform SDK also ok?

Socke

[randomMesh]

I've tried the Windows SDK, but the installation failed...

Ahh!

I think it don't works under Windows XP.

It does.

Is the Platform SDK also ok?

Yes, since it contains the Windows SDK.

[Faule Socke]

Hi,

at first: i have solved the problem.

I have tried to install the Windows SDK (as described in my previous post), but i had the wrong version (that one for Windows Server 2008). Then I picked the Version for Windows 7 and tried this one. The installation worked fine, but the error while compiling was still there. Then I have noticed, that there was still an (old) version of the Platform SDK for Server 2003 installed. I have removed it and because of the order of the library files in Visual Studio now the linker is choosing a new version of the kernel32.lib and linking works fine.

Now I have to assure, that compiling (not linking) of irrlicht still works fine and then I tell you, if I had success.

Thanks for your help,

Socke

[Faule Socke]

Ok it works, thanks very much!

Socke