[Win 8] dplay.h is missing.

[LEGOlord208]

Hi, fellow coders! I just started with CDX and DirectX coding, but I get this "dplay.h is missing" error. I've read that DirectX deleted that file, and that downgrading to April 2005 would work. However, I don't seem to be able to downgrade. What could I do about it?

//LEGOlord208 - Appreciates any help

[Computergeek01]

Change the part of your code that relies on that header file. Do you know what functions you are calling from it?

[modoran]

That header was last used in 2007 edition of DirectX SDK and then removed entirely:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chuckw/archive/2012/08/22/directx-sdk-s-of-a-certain-age.aspx

You should use more recent versions of DirectX SDK these days.

[LEGOlord208]

Thank you all for answering :D
I was expecting the website to send me an email. Sorry for late answer.

1 answer: I do have the ability to find that.
2 answer: Recent, is that latest or older versions? I think it is the latest versions ;)

[Computergeek01]

Sure your do, go into the header files that you are including in your project and try ctrl + f. Header files are always stored in plain text.

[LEGOlord208]

Sure your do, go into the header files that you are including in your project and try ctrl + f. Header files are always stored in plain text.

Actually the thing is that I am using CDX, but I can access it anyways :D
Ctrl+F... Crtl+F... Lemme try ;)

[LEGOlord208]

Sure your do, go into the header files that you are including in your project and try ctrl + f. Header files are always stored in plain text.

Find+Replace menu comes up...

[Computergeek01]

Then find and don't replace.

[LEGOlord208]

Then find and don't replace.

Sure. Could you please make a list about what I am going to do, instead of saying one thing every message, because I think it's easier and goes faster.

[Computergeek01]

- Locate every instance of "#include" in your source code.

- Open all of the files they indicate.

- Identify which one is including "dplay.h" and comment that source file out from YOUR source code.

- Recompile to see which functions break.

- Replace those functions with their more modern versions.

[LEGOlord208]

- Locate every instance of "#include" in your source code.

- Open all of the files they indicate.

- Identify which one is including "dplay.h" and comment that source file out from YOUR source code.

- Recompile to see which functions break.

- Replace those functions with their more modern versions.

Ok, thanks :D