How to use Globals

[vc_user]

Hi,

I'm trying to make a type definition and a vector (based on that type definition) global to all my forms in vc++ and it isn't working.

I have one file named "Brians_Globals.h" which is as follows:

#ifndef NAMESPACE_BRIAN

#define NAMESPACE_BRIAN


extern int id;

extern int credit;


extern struct CustomerRecords
{
	std::string Building;
	std::string Notes;
	std::string PrimaryContact;
	std::string PrimaryNumber;
	std::string SecondaryContact;
    std::string SecondaryNumber;
	std::string Address1;
	std::string Address2;
	std::string City;
	std::string State;
	std::string ZipCode;
	std::string ClientSince;
	std::string Rate;
	std::string PerCycle;
	std::string PaymentDue;
};

extern typedef pair<std::string, struct CustomerRecords> my_pair;
extern vector<my_pair> data;


extern std::string bri;


#endif

and a file named "Brians_Globals.cpp" as follows:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <string>


using namespace std;

string bri;

struct CustomerRecords;
typedef my_pair;
vector<my_pair> data;

int id;
int credit;

Then I use:

#include "Brians_Globals.h"

in any of the forms in the vc++ project application that need access to the globals as necessary.

When I comment out both the

typedef my_pair;
vector<my_pair> data;

from the "Brians_Globals.cpp" file and the

extern typedef pair<std::string, struct CustomerRecords> my_pair;
extern vector<my_pair> data;

from the "Brians_Globals.h" file, then everything compiles and the globals can be used in my form files as desired, but if the above aren't commented out, then many, many errors occur. Thus I know that the

typedef my_pair;
vector<my_pair> data;

from the "Brians_Globals.cpp" are declared wrong. How should I declare them in the file?