Re: Including Winsock2.h causing compile errors

From:
"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:13:16 -0400
Message-ID:
<O$VESp0VKHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
Try including winsock2.h before windows.h

"Charles R" <CharlesR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5D406AFE-4054-494C-914E-825AC762FC2B@microsoft.com...

I've included Winsock2.h in header file and i'm getting compile errors in
the
QOS.h file. I have not edited neither winsock2.h or qos.h.

I have a project w/ multiple configurations. I created a new configuration
copying an existing one. Both use the same files and include winsock2.h
(and
ws2_32.lib). The difference is the new configuration includes different
libraries and has different additional include directories. I comment out
including Winsock2.h and it compiles, I uncomment it and it fails. Below
are
the compile errors.

Any ideas? TIA
-C

c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\qos.h(433) : error
C2059: syntax error : 'constant'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\qos.h(433) : error
C2238: unexpected token(s) preceding ';'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\qos.h(450) : error
C2059: syntax error : 'constant'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\qos.h(450) : error
C2238: unexpected token(s) preceding ';'


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