Direct3D Won Compile, What is the Problem?
To compile and execute the Direct3D tutorials, you will need to make sure you have the Dircect3D SDK installed on your computer. The tutorials included on the CD were all compiled with the April 2006 SDK. Since links tend to change over time, the best way to get the latest version of the SDK is to do an Internet search for “DirectX SDK”. Once the SDK is downloaded and installed. There are a few more things that you need to do to utilize the SDK with Visual Studio. Following are the steps to have Visual Studio use the new DirectX SDK installed on your computer. • Open Visual Studio and select Tools from the menu bar • Select Options from the Tools menu • Under Options, expand Projects and Solutions • Choose VC++ Directories • Select Include files, using the Show directories for: drop down box • Add your DirectX SDK include files directory. Example: C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (April 2006)\Include • Select Library files, using the Show directories for: drop down box • Add your
