Game Programming For Dummies HELP!

[korven]

Hi.

I have the book "Game Programming For Dummies" and the code on the CD just doesn't work. I have Directx8 and VC++ 6.0 and I think that's the problem. I can't compile a single sourcefile on the CD (almost). I really want to learn game programming and this book is very good except the sourcefiles.
I was woundering if anone of you have this book and the CD and have gotten the code to work with VC++ 6.0 and Directx8. If you have, could you please post the Chapter16 catalogue (StarFerret Deluxe) or just some other code that you have gotten to work modified for VC++ 6 and Directx8 so I can start programming sometime.

PLEASE help me!

[Zaei]

I dont have the book, but, very likely, you are just loading a single .cpp source file, instread of a project file. What exactly are you doing? Look around the CD's directory for a .dsp or .dsw file, and open those instead.

Z.

[korven]

There are no .dsw or .dsb files on the cd. I have read in the book how to compile but it gives me code errors.
Me not happy

[apman]

I've had no problem with this book or the sources...
just copy the source to a temporary directory...
then open a DOS window....
go to the directory and type: "cl source.cpp"
(without the quotes as well as replacing source.cpp with the actual filename)

This will only work if VC++ is installed correctly... otherwise you'll need to find cl.exe in the VC++ directory and add a path to it in autoexec.bat

-- Alan