Error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _D3DXCreateFont@48

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1>Base.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _D3DXCreateFont@48
1>C:\Documents and Settings\***\Desktop\CaBase\Release\CaBase.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
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I searched on MPGH and Google. These are my Includes:

[HTML]#include <windows.h>
#include <Winuser.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <d3d9.h>
#include <d3dx9.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <stdio.h>[/HTML]

I tried 3 different bases all day and all of them gave me this error!

where are you creating the font?

You didn't link d3dx9.lib.

Yes I did

[html]#pragma comment(lib, "d3dx9.lib")[/html]

and the font is in the RenderFrame
[html]
if( !Base.bSet.bInit )
{
D3DXCreateFont(pDevice, 15, 0, FW_BOLD, 1, 0, DEFAULT_CHARSET, OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS, DEFAULT_QUALITY, DEFAULT_PITCH | FF_DONTCARE, "Arial", &Directx.pFont);
Base.bSet.bInit = true;
}

if( Directx.pFont == NULL )
Directx.pFont->OnLostDevice();
else
{
Directx.DrawString(10, 22, D3DCOLOR_ARGB(255, 255, 0, 0), Directx.pFont, "<<-Public Menu Dimensions->>");
Menu.RenderMenu();
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Edit: This is happening to everything, not just 1 menu.

"I tried 3 different bases all day and all of them gave me this error! "

Well then it's not finding it. Did you add the libraries directory in your project options?

No, I never got this ever, this is just random....

Where and what do I have to add to the libraries directory?

Edit:: What do I have to, not where, I all ready know.

Translated: I all ready know where I can add library Directories, just what is the directory I have to add?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...8VS.85%29.aspx

#include "D3dx9core.h"
#pragma comment(lib, "d3dx9.lib")

Edit: it looks like you've added your includes, but not your library files. Go to Tools->Options-> Projects and Solutions-> vC++ Directories -> Library Files-> New Path

Then browse through and find your directx sdk lib folder and choose x86 orr x64 based on your Operating system architecture.

Originally Posted by Revolvium

D3DXCreateFont Function (Windows)

#include "D3dx9core.h"
#pragma comment(lib, "d3dx9.lib"

Edit: it looks like you've added your includes, but not your library files. Go to Tools->Options-> Projects and Solutions-> vC++ Directories -> Library Files-> New Path

Then browse through and find your directx sdk lib folder and choose x86 orr x64 based on your Operating system architecture.

I feel like moving everything from C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Include to my project.

and by the way....

[html]#include "D3dx9core.h"
#pragma comment(lib, "d3dx9.lib"[/html]

Must have been typed incorrectly.

Originally Posted by -Dimensions-

I feel like moving everything from C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\Include to my project.

and by the way....

[html]#include "D3dx9core.h"
#pragma comment(lib, "d3dx9.lib"[/html]

Must have been typed incorrectly.

Oopies, forgot the bracket at the end on there. Fixed now.

Still, not working. I tried probably every way.

Originally Posted by -Dimensions-

Still, not working. I tried probably every way.

What bases have you tried it in, because i got a similar error in Hybrid, bu tin my own I didn't, i was drawing sprites for both.

Have you tried manually adding the libraries to the project like Void mentioned?

Yes, I have, and I tried TopBase. It worked 3 times, then I got Error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _D3DXCreateFont@48 . The only thing I changed was text. So I re-extracted TopBase and I tried again and still Error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _D3DXCreateFont@48 . I am going to re-install my DirectX SDK and Visual Studio C++ . I'll let everyone know if that worked.

you ethier did not link the lib
did not add its source and lib
or added more than one of its sources/libs

btw i fixed by only linking the x86 lib of the sdk

Google is full of answers...

Error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _D3DXCreateFont@48

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