#include <WinBase.h> errors: how to avoid?

I get a slew of syntax errors starting in line 243 of <WinBase.h>.

The compiler underscores such typedefs as ULONG_PTR, DWORD, PVOID and HANDLE among others.

Presumably, <winbase.h> has a prerequisite header file that it is not #include'g itself :-(.

What am I missing?

PS: I tried changing the order of #include <WinBase.h>, to no avail.


The code is....

Code:

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#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>        // for time()
#include <WinBase.h>  // for sleep()

int _tmain(int argc, char* argv[])
{
        time_t st, et;
        st = time();
        sleep(2000);
        et = time();
        printf("%ld\n%ld\n%ld\n", st, et, et-st);
done:
        printf("press Enter to terminate");
        getchar();
        return 0;
}

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"stdafx.h" is (as provided by Visual C++)....

#pragma once
#include "targetver.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>


"targetver.h" is (as provided by Visual C++)....

#pragma once
#include <SDKDDKVer.h>

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Originally Posted by joeu2004

I get a slew of syntax errors starting in line 243 of <WinBase.h>.

The compiler underscores such typedefs as ULONG_PTR, DWORD, PVOID and HANDLE among others.

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You should include <windows.h>, and from there add any missing headers that are API-based. Trying to cherry-pick which "sub-header" to include, as you've done, isn't the way to go about this.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Originally Posted by Paul McKenzie

You should include <windows.h>, and from there add any missing headers that are API-based. Trying to cherry-pick which "sub-header" to include, as you've done, isn't the way to go about this.

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Thanks. Including <windows.h> does eliminate the error.

As for cherry-picking, I was simply following the information in the sleep "man page" at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...=vs.85%29.aspx.

It states that the header file is WinBase.h on WinXP.

But in fact, including <windows.h> and even subsequently including <WinBase.h> does not provide the function prototype for sleep().

I'll post a separate question.

From the "man page"

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Syntax
C++


VOID WINAPI Sleep(
_In_ DWORD dwMilliseconds
);

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It's not sleep, it's Sleep. C/C++ is case sensitive.

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Originally Posted by joeu2004

As for cherry-picking, I was simply following the information in the sleep "man page" at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...=vs.85%29.aspx.

It states that the header file is WinBase.h on WinXP.

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You have to read it all.

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WinBase.h on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 (include Windows.h);

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