#import "MSVBVM60.DLL" error

I only have one statement "#import "MSVBVM60.DLL" no_namespace" in my VC6. 0 code. when I compile it, I got error message:

d:\sampl\debug\msvbvm60.tlh(577) : error C2059: syntax error : '('

If I add include file<afxwin.h>

I will have additional error message:
d:\sample\debug\msvbvm60.tlh(451) : error C2059: syntax error : '('

why it has error in msvbvm60.tlh?

Anyone know the reason for this error?

Thanks.

Hi,

the syntax error occurs in the tlh-file at the function declaration
VARIANT_BOOL __stdcall EOF(
short FileNumber );

Well, EOF is a #define in one or more standard C include files - the most important is stdio.h where it is defined as #define EOF (-1)

My first thought was to ommit the no_namespace-attribute but it doesn't work. But I have two other solutions:

1. Use the rename-attribute - for example:
#import "MSVBVM60.DLL" rename("EOF","VBAEOF") rename("RGB","VBARGB")

or

2. undefine the EOF/RGB constant before the import and define it again after the import statement:
#undef EOF
#import ...
#define EOF (-1)

I definitively suggest option 1.

Helmut

I agree, option 1 is definitely better.

Thanks, Helmut Danzl.

u want send me complete sample?

After 11 years, there's a chance he's not even around this forum anymore!

u have this code!

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "windows.h"
#import "MSVBVM60.DLL" raw_interfaces_only no_implementation named_guids rename_namespace ("vb6") rename ("EOF", "vbEOF") rename ("RGB", "vbRGB") rename ("GetObject", "vbGetObject")

using namespace vb6;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
VARIANT v565;
v565.intVal=2;
float v533;

*(float *)&v533 = Rnd(&v565);

return 0;

}

when build (vstudio 2012) ...this errors:

Error 2 error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

Error 1 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "float __stdcall vb6::Rnd(struct tagVARIANT *)" (?Rnd@vb6@@YGMPAUtagVARIANT@@@Z) referenced in function _wmain



Can helpme?