Re: Undeclared identifier error in file "xlocnum"

Joe -

Myself, I have no issues with strcat,strcpy,sprintf/etc. I actually like
them. I still don't understadnd why I am getting the error - I never have
before. I thought maybe installing the SDK might have something to do with
it, but I can create a new project as usual and use strcat just fine.
Something about the sample project? An include file that #defines something
which in turn will give me that error. I went hand by hand and switched
them, but I'd rather know how to tell it strcat is ok to use. Do you know
how?

"Joseph M. Newcomer" wrote:

> Actually, you should not be using sprintf any longer. This antiquated and dangerous
> function has now been replaced by the safe-string version. There is a redefinition of all
> the antique unsafe functions if you include the safe-string library that causes this
> message to be put out. Since you are already including the library (which causes this
> message), the best solution would be to follow its advice and replace sprintf with the
> safe-string version. For that matter, why are you using sprintf at all in an MFC program?
> Use CString::Format!
>
> It is an apalling state of affairs when it took 30 years to replace sprtinf with something
> intelligent. I was disgusted by strcat/strcpy/sprintf back in 1975 and I still am today.
>
> (In a fascinating exercise, I finally had to take a program I wrote in 1984, in C, and
> rewrite it, since the old MS-DOS program it interfaced to no longer operates, and I've
> lost the installation disks. What amazes me is the amount of effort I went through back
> then to implement my own safe-string functions. There are even comments in it indicating
> that sprintf is dangerous but I didn't know how to implement a safe-sprintf.)
> joe
>
> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 06:42:02 -0700, "Yasoo" <Yasoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >I installed the Platform SDK and DX9.0 SDK. I am trying to compile a sample
> >project and I get the following error:
> >
> >
> >c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xlocnum(481) : error
> >C2065: 'sprintf_instead_use_StringCbPrintfA_or_StringCchPrintfA' : undeclared
> >identifier
> >c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xlocnum(479) : while
> >compiling class-template member function 'class
> >std:streambuf_iterator<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > __thiscall
> >std::num_put<char,class std:streambuf_itera
> >tor<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > >::do_put(class
> >std:streambuf_iterator<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >,class
> >std::ios_base &,char,long) const'
> >
> >
> >Anyone know what this might be? I put the xlocnum file that resides the PSDK
> >subdirectory (it's a newer file) in the project directory thinking the newer
> >xlocnum might work, but it returns the same errors.
> >
> >Also, I set up the search paths in "Options" on the "Directories" tab for
> >the SDK directories, but it still finds the "xlocnum" file in my Visual
> >Studio directory even though I moved the SDK directories to the top of the
> >list (for includes, libraries, executables, and souce).
>
> Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
> email: newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.flounder.com
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>
.

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