VC 6.0 Linker error when calling timeGetTime WINAPI function

[thm]

I’m converting a “Tetris” game from Visual Basic 5.0 to Visual C++ 6.0. In the VB version, I used easily the “TimeGetTime” WINAPI function to get the highest resolution interval for the sprites animation. In VC++ 6.0, I tried to use the same function declaring the “mmsystem.h” header but the compiler gives me the following error code :
TetrisView.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__timeGetTime@0
Debug/Tetris.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
I didn’t think that it could be so difficult to use an WINAPI function in a Visual C++ project. If anybody had a simple answer to my problem, it would be great !

[cutecode]

never worked with this function, but anyway try to add
winmm.lib
to your project settings in the LINK tab


Regards,
Alexander Saprykin
http://www.Saprykin.com-1.net

[thm]

Your solution was the good one !
When asking about this linker error message, the giant MSDN library gives so many crazy or complicated technical articles, but never tell about this simple way.
And I spent so many hours to search about.
Really thank you !

Regards,
Thierry Mentreau.

[balak yap]

Hello
Do you mind to share to code of this program, whehter in VB or VC++.?
TQ

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[karchid1]

Hi,
It was not mentioned in the posting whether the library Winmm.lib was used in your linker options switches. If not, then link with this system library and I think the linker error would be solved.

The way to include is to go the menu item: Project->Settings. Now click on the Link tab in the dialog box and fill Winmm.lib in the object/library modules.
Do save all before building again!
With regards
Karthik

[thm]

Hi,
That was the good solution !
I learned development using VBA Access, VB 5.0 and reading C and C++ language books. So I’m a beginner in C++, my English is approximate and the MSDN library doesn't know simple answers.
Many, many, many thanks for your help !

With regards,
Thierry.

[thm]

Sorry but my English is poor,
You ask me to distribute the source code of my program ?
If it’s that you want, it's OK for me but I’m just beginning the C++ version. So I can only give you the VB Project files (converted recently from VB 5.0 to VB 6.0).
Just tell me.

Regards,
Thierry.

[balak yap]

Yes, please send me your program code in Visual Basic. thanks so much

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