I'm trying to use the SetFilePointerEx function from Win32 API in a piece of D software, like this:

<code>
extern (Windows)
{
  BOOL SetFilePointerEx(
    HANDLE hFile,
    long distanceToMove,
    long* newFilePointer,
    DWORD moveMethod);
}
</code>

According to Win32 API specs from MSDN such a function exists, but the linker gives an error when trying to compile the program:

Error 42: Symbol Undefined _SetFilePointerEx@20

I'm guessing the KERNEL32.LIB in the DMC package doesn't include the more recent (W2k+) Win32 API functions.

What can I do here? Do I need to make a custom KERNEL32.LIB for my project? And if I do, how do I do that?

-- 
Niko Korhonen
SW Developer

I don't know if that's the ultimate solution, but
IMPORTS section in .def file works.

Eg.
EXETYPE NT
SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS
IMPORTS
_Direct3DCreate9@4=d3d9.Direct3DCreate9

You need
_SetFilePointerEx@20=<Dmudule>.SetFilePointerEx

ElfQT


"Niko Korhonen" <niktheblak@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ddcsnp$2p2v$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I'm trying to use the SetFilePointerEx function from Win32 API in a piece of D software, like this:
>
> <code>
> extern (Windows)
> {
>    BOOL SetFilePointerEx(
>      HANDLE hFile,
>      long distanceToMove,
>      long* newFilePointer,
>      DWORD moveMethod);
> }
> </code>
>
> According to Win32 API specs from MSDN such a function exists, but the linker gives an error when trying to compile the program:
>
> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _SetFilePointerEx@20
>
> I'm guessing the KERNEL32.LIB in the DMC package doesn't include the more recent (W2k+) Win32 API functions.
>
> What can I do here? Do I need to make a custom KERNEL32.LIB for my project? And if I do, how do I do that?
>
> -- 
> Niko Korhonen
> SW Developer

Yes. make a custom KERNEL32.LIB

// file your_kernel32.def
LIBRARY 'KERNEL32.DLL'
EXPORTS
_SetFilePointerEx@20 = SetFilePointerEx
// end of file your_kernel32.def

run in the command line:
implib.exe  your_kernel32.lib  your_kernel32.def

then link with your_kernel32.lib and the kernel32.lib  comes with DMC

implib.exe is "Digital Mars Import Library Manager".
It comes with DMC or can be download from D page
ftp://ftp.digitalmars.com/bup.zip







"Niko Korhonen" <niktheblak@hotmail.com> ??????:ddcsnp$2p2v$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I'm trying to use the SetFilePointerEx function from Win32 API in a piece of D software, like this:
>
> <code>
> extern (Windows)
> {
>   BOOL SetFilePointerEx(
>     HANDLE hFile,
>     long distanceToMove,
>     long* newFilePointer,
>     DWORD moveMethod);
> }
> </code>
>
> According to Win32 API specs from MSDN such a function exists, but the linker gives an error when trying to compile the program:
>
> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _SetFilePointerEx@20
>
> I'm guessing the KERNEL32.LIB in the DMC package doesn't include the more recent (W2k+) Win32 API functions.
>
> What can I do here? Do I need to make a custom KERNEL32.LIB for my project? And if I do, how do I do that?
>
> -- 
> Niko Korhonen
> SW Developer

BTW, it should be

_SetFilePointerEx@16

since D's long is a 64 bit variable, while long in WIN32 is 32 bit change the declaration as

extern (Windows)
{
   BOOL SetFilePointerEx(
     HANDLE hFile,
     int distanceToMove,
     int* newFilePointer,
     DWORD moveMethod);
}




"Shawn Liu" <liuxuhong.cn@gmail.com> wrote:ddd8qv$8p9$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Yes. make a custom KERNEL32.LIB
>
> // file your_kernel32.def
> LIBRARY 'KERNEL32.DLL'
> EXPORTS
> _SetFilePointerEx@20 = SetFilePointerEx
> // end of file your_kernel32.def
>
> run in the command line:
> implib.exe  your_kernel32.lib  your_kernel32.def
>
> then link with your_kernel32.lib and the kernel32.lib  comes with DMC
>
> implib.exe is "Digital Mars Import Library Manager".
> It comes with DMC or can be download from D page
> ftp://ftp.digitalmars.com/bup.zip
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Niko Korhonen" <niktheblak@hotmail.com> ??????:ddcsnp$2p2v$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> I'm trying to use the SetFilePointerEx function from Win32 API in a piece of D software, like this:
>>
>> <code>
>> extern (Windows)
>> {
>>   BOOL SetFilePointerEx(
>>     HANDLE hFile,
>>     long distanceToMove,
>>     long* newFilePointer,
>>     DWORD moveMethod);
>> }
>> </code>
>>
>> According to Win32 API specs from MSDN such a function exists, but the linker gives an error when trying to compile the program:
>>
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _SetFilePointerEx@20
>>
>> I'm guessing the KERNEL32.LIB in the DMC package doesn't include the more recent (W2k+) Win32 API functions.
>>
>> What can I do here? Do I need to make a custom KERNEL32.LIB for my project? And if I do, how do I do that?
>>
>> -- 
>> Niko Korhonen
>> SW Developer
>
> 

_SetFilePointerEx@20  is right.

I checked MSDN again. LARGE_INTEGER is 64 bit.
Sorry for my carelessness.


>> "Niko Korhonen" <niktheblak@hotmail.com> ??????:ddcsnp$2p2v$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>>> I'm trying to use the SetFilePointerEx function from Win32 API in a piece of D software, like this:
>>>
>>> <code>
>>> extern (Windows)
>>> {
>>>   BOOL SetFilePointerEx(
>>>     HANDLE hFile,
>>>     long distanceToMove,
>>>     long* newFilePointer,
>>>     DWORD moveMethod);
>>> }
>>> </code>
>>>
>>> According to Win32 API specs from MSDN such a function exists, but the linker gives an error when trying to compile the program:
>>>
>>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _SetFilePointerEx@20
>>>
>>> I'm guessing the KERNEL32.LIB in the DMC package doesn't include the more recent (W2k+) Win32 API functions.
>>>
>>> What can I do here? Do I need to make a custom KERNEL32.LIB for my project? And if I do, how do I do that?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Niko Korhonen
>>> SW Developer
>>
>>
>
>