HOWTO: Avoid Problems Associated with Installing New SDKs

ID: Q194614

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0

SUMMARY

When you install Microsoft SDKs that were not provided with Microsoft Visual C++, you might have build problems. The resulting build errors are typically the result of problems where a symbol is not defined, and therefore a compiler error such as the following is issued:

[source filename](line number) : error C2065: 'symbol name' : undeclared identifier

A linker error such as the following may also be issued:

[object filename] : error LNK2001 unresolved external symbol "[undecorated symbol name]" (decorated symbol name)

MORE INFORMATION

When you install Microsoft SDKs, compare the header and library dates in the SDK files with the files that were provided with Visual C++. If the SDK files are newer, you should place the SDK directories before the default Visual C++ INCLUDE and LIB directories listed in the Directories tab of the Options dialog box (accessed from the Tools menu).

Additional query words: software development kit

Keywords : kberrmsg kbide kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600
Version : WINNT:4.0,5.0,6.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto