Re: MIDL compiler error...or me?

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From: Alexander Nickolov (agnickolov_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:13:08 -0700

Yes, you missing a macro. Add /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x500
when building your proxy/stub DLL.

Note this renders your proxy/stub DLL unusable on Win NT4
and Win 9x/Me. If you want compatibility with older OSes,
you need to instead add the /no_robust switch on your MIDL
processing line. 

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Alexander Nickolov
Microsoft MVP [VC], MCSD
email: agnickolov@mvps.org
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"Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C430C69-DA37-4C90-AEBD-A186A6ACF1A2@microsoft.com...
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am trying to add a new method to a dual interface. The IDL goes like
this:
>
> [id(3)] HRESULT GetLocations([out] SAFEARRAY(long) *locations);
>
> When I try to compile this, I get the error:
>
> fatal error C1189: #error :  You need a Windows NT 4.0 or later to run
this stub because it uses these features:
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
> Error executing nmake.
>
> Why is this happening? I am developing on Windows XP Pro. Is it the use of
SAFEARRAY? Am I missing a directive or something? I use:
>
> import "oaidl.idl";
> import "ocidl.idl";
>
> at the top. Am I missing something? Any help here would be greatly
appreciated.
>
> Thank you
>
> Robert
>
>

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