Hi,I'm creating this gauge for my freeware panel which needs to read keyboard input directly into the gauge. In the great Dragonflight manual I found the cpp and h files and some instructions on how to set up the gauge, but when I compile in VC++6 I get compiler errors about LDIRECTINPUT not being properly declared or something.This question has been asked before in 2003 I think but I couldn't find the answer only that the user was able to fix the problem...Anybody here able to help me out ? Thx,Bj

You need some header files form the directx sdk, at least the "dinput.h". If you have the files already you'll probably need to add or shift the include/library directories under "extras->Directories" so the DirectX includes/libraries are higher then the default include paths.Arne Bartels

Hi Arne,I'm not really sure what you mean with your answer. I shifted around the position of the header files in the c-codes and the errors during the compilation have gone but ow I get errors during the linking:"Linking... Creating library Release/BC_A300_FDATA.lib and object Release/BC_A300_FDATA.expBC_A300_FDATA.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _FreeDirectInputBC_A300_FDATA.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _CreatDirectInputDeviceBC_A300_FDATA.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _GetFSWindowHandleRelease/BC_A300_FDATA.gau : fatal error LNK1120: 3 unresolved externalsError executing link.exe."I have included the necesarry lib files and dinput.h file etc... so everything should be in place. Does this ring any bells, can I maybe send you my source files so can have a look ?Thx for the help,Bj

Did you add the "DInputKeyboard.cpp" to the project? It has to be compiled as a seperate module and then linked to the project. The simplest way is: open the gauge project, then open DInputKeyboard.cpp, then right click and chose "Add to project...".Arne Bartels

Arne,The module is included in the project. I removed and put it back again the way you said but that gives the same result. Edit: 09:05 same day...Found it ! The DKeyboardInput.cpp file had the DKeyboardInput.h commented out... hadn't really noticed that. Now it works perfectly ! Thx again Arne for the support.Bj

Hi,Where can I download "DInputKeyboard.cpp" and related files?Gabor

sd2gau17.zip on flightsim.com is Dai Griffiths tutorial. "DInputKeyboard.*" are part of this as sample code.Arne Bartels

Bj