Problem with the "Packet32.h" file.........

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6 total messages Started by Dan Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:51

#1505

Author: Dan
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:51

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Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is the right group for this question.

I'm working with Builder 4.0, I had to take a project that was
compiled on Builder 6.0 and make it compile on Builder 4.0, 
after debuging work I got to conclusion that the problems start
with the include of the file "Packet32.h".

To test it, I opened a New Project on builder 4.0, and I just 
included the file "Packet32.h" right below the "Unit1.h" 
include line in the "Unit1.cpp" file, when I compile it I'm
getting lot of errors, here is the list - 

[C++ Error] winsock2.h(95): E2257 , expected.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(111): E2303 Type name expected.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(111): E2139 Declaration missing ;.
[C++ Warning] winsock2.h(114): W8054 Style of function definition is now obsolete.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(114): E2257 , expected.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1206): E2303 Type name expected.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1250): E2303 Type name expected.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1250): E2139 Declaration missing ;.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1605): E2141 Declaration syntax error.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1628): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1649): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1666): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1687): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1708): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1729): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1750): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1843): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1896): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1919): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1971): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(1994): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(2021): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(2046): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(2063): E2141 Declaration syntax error.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(2532): E2147 'SOCKET' cannot start a parameter declaration.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(2555): E2141 Declaration syntax error.
[C++ Error] winsock2.h(2555): E2228 Too many error or warning messages.

....
For example I get the first Error ("winsock2.h(95): E2257 , expected") on the following line in the Winsock2.h line - 

typedef UINT_PTR        SOCKET;

What can be the problem here?

Thanks.

Re: Problem with the "Packet32.h" file.........

#1506

Author: Alan Bellingham
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:40

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"Dan" <Dan@Nomail.com> wrote:

>For example I get the first Error ("winsock2.h(95): E2257 , expected") on the following line in the Winsock2.h line - 
>
>typedef UINT_PTR        SOCKET;
>
>What can be the problem here?

Most likely, it hasn't got a clue what a UINT_PTR is - so it can't
define what a SOCKET is based on that.

After that, anything attempting to use the SOCKET type will obviously be
unable to compile either.

Alan Bellingham
-- 
Team Browns
ACCU Conference 2008: 2-5 April 2008 - Oxford (probably), UK

Re: Problem with the "Packet32.h" file.........

#1507

Author: Darko Miletic
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:24

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Dan wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm not sure if this is the right group for this question.
> 
> I'm working with Builder 4.0, I had to take a project that was
> compiled on Builder 6.0 and make it compile on Builder 4.0, 
> after debuging work I got to conclusion that the problems start
> with the include of the file "Packet32.h".

put #include <windows.h> before that header.

Re: Problem with the "Packet32.h" file.........

#1508

Author: Darko Miletic
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:59

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Darko Miletic wrote:
> Dan wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is the right group for this question.
>>
>> I'm working with Builder 4.0, I had to take a project that was
>> compiled on Builder 6.0 and make it compile on Builder 4.0, after 
>> debuging work I got to conclusion that the problems start
>> with the include of the file "Packet32.h".
> 
> put #include <windows.h> before that header.

Now I have to rectify my response. I just saw that you said builder 4.0.
The thing is that builder 4 has older platform sdk that does not contain 
the latest version of base windows headers (in this case windef.h and 
basetsd.h). These new headers define UINT_PTR HALF_PTR etc.

All that is explained on this page:

Windows Data Types
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa383751.aspx

Take a look and manually add all definitions before including Packet32.h.

Something like this:

#ifndef UINT_PTR
  typedef unsigned int UINT_PTR;
#endif /*UINT_PTR*/

#include "Packet32.h"

Re: Problem with the "Packet32.h" file.........

#1509

Author: Dan
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:28

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Thanks very much!  :-)

I got rid of all the Errors & Warnings after I added this - 


#ifndef ULONG_PTR  
  typedef unsigned int ULONG_PTR;
#endif /*ULONG_PTR*/

#ifndef DWORD_PTR
  typedef unsigned int DWORD_PTR;
#endif /*DWORD_PTR*/

#ifndef UINT_PTR
  typedef unsigned int UINT_PTR;
#endif /*UINT_PTR*/

#include "Packet32.h"

Well done!

Re: Problem with the "Packet32.h" file.........

#1516

Author: Darko Miletic
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:41

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Dan wrote:
> Thanks very much!  :-)
> 
> I got rid of all the Errors & Warnings after I added this - 
> 
> 
> #ifndef ULONG_PTR  
>   typedef unsigned int ULONG_PTR;
> #endif /*ULONG_PTR*/
> 

Actually this one should be (just for consistency)

#ifndef ULONG_PTR
   typedef unsigned long ULONG_PTR;
#endif /*ULONG_PTR*/

> #ifndef DWORD_PTR
>   typedef unsigned int DWORD_PTR;
> #endif /*DWORD_PTR*/
> 

And this one too:

#ifndef DWORD_PTR
   typedef unsigned long DWORD_PTR;
#endif /*DWORD_PTR*/

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