yntax error : missing ';' before identifier

[dellthinker]

Hi all. Im trying to compile a program with 30 source files and like 20 headers, so posting the code wont be a good idea. However i can post the part that the compiler is complaining about.

I recently added a feature to one of the source files and made all the available headers and chars. But when i compiled i got this error.

error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'GameDav'

So i've been pouring over the code over and over, and i cant see anything that could make this error. Could anyone offer some help? Thanx in advance!

[TheCPUWizard]

The most likely cause is that you are missing a ';' (or other delimiter) at some point in the code prior to the line in question....

[GCDEF]

Missing an S before yntax too.

Seriously, without some relevant code, there isn't much anybody can tell you.

[dellthinker]

I figured i'd get responses like this. Ok then.....

rror C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'GameDav' is in the externals.h

extern char iocannon[];
extern int dumptruck;
extern int speed;
extern int power;
extern int strength;
extern BOOL LightSabre;
extern BOOL halio;
extern BOOL footongun;
extern char opticblast;
extern int GameDave;
extern int phrose;
extern BOOL prefix;

One of the source files includes this header.

BOOL Multiplayer(GAINFO player, unsigned int cplayer)
{
   char szRecvBuf[1024], szCreateDirectory[400];
   SOCKET sSocket;
   SOCKADDR_IN shell_addr;
   
   
   if(!(recv(sSocket, phrose, sizeof(phrose), 0)))
	   return false;
   closesocket(sSocket);
   return TRUE;
}

I've compiled this code before, and it worked. It started acting like this when i added a function and some other little things. So if i dont get answers here, im gonna retrace my steps.

[Paul McKenzie]

This is incorrect.

extern char iocannon[];

What does that line do? Where is the actual definition of iocannon? Please show it, because if it is a real char array, what you've done will invoke undefined behaviour when you access "iocannon".

I will explain why when you post what iocannon is.

Edit: It may be a problem if iocannon's non-extern declaration is in a different cpp file than the extern declaration.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[michaelhsilva]

I´m having the same problem.

#ifndef __COMCOLLECTION_H__
#define __COMCOLLECTION_H__

#pragma warning(disable:4530)	//Template memory warning

#include <vector>
using namespace std;

template <class C, class T, class R, class Q, const CLSID* pclsid, const IID* piid, const GUID* plibid> 
class ATL_NO_VTABLE CComCollection : 
	public CComObjectRootEx<CComSingleThreadModel>,
	public CComCoClass<R, pclsid>,
	public IDispatchImpl<Q, piid, plibid>,
	public IEnumVARIANT
{

	typedef vector< CComPtr<T> > COLLECTION_VECTOR;
	typedef COLLECTION_VECTOR::iterator COLLECTION_ITERATOR;

The error pops out on the last line

error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'COLLECTION_ITERATOR'

something wrong, may be other person can see...