C3861 ShellExecute identifier not found, despite including Windows.h and shellapi.h
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#include <Windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>
#include <tchar.h>
int main()
{
ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("D:\Games"),NULL, NULL, 0);
return 0;
}
Am I missing a header file? Appreciate any advice, thanks.
c++ shellexecute
asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
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#include <Windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>
#include <tchar.h>
int main()
{
ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("D:\Games"),NULL, NULL, 0);
return 0;
}
Am I missing a header file? Appreciate any advice, thanks.
c++ shellexecute
asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
1
2
Works fine for me. What is the EXACT error message? Did you check your copy ofshellapi.hto make sure it does defineShellExecute(), and doesn't#ifdefit?
– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 0:05
Hello! Sorry, I'm a newbie. I checked the 'shellapi.h' and found this snippet: #ifdef UNICODE #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteW #else #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteA #endif // !UNICODE
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:54
The EXACT error message was: "Error C3861 'ShellExecute': identifier not found"
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:56
like many Win32 API functions,ShellExecuteis actually a preprocessor macro that maps to anA(Ansi) orW(Unicode) function depending on whetherUNICODEis defined. Which compiler toolchain are you using exactly? It sounds like you are missing a call to the preprocessor in your build setup.
– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 5:30
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#include <Windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>
#include <tchar.h>
int main()
{
ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("D:\Games"),NULL, NULL, 0);
return 0;
}
Am I missing a header file? Appreciate any advice, thanks.
c++ shellexecute
asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
1
#include <Windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>
#include <tchar.h>
int main()
{
ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("D:\Games"),NULL, NULL, 0);
return 0;
}
Am I missing a header file? Appreciate any advice, thanks.
c++ shellexecute
c++ shellexecute
asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
1
asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
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asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
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asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
1
asked Nov 10 at 0:02
Troy W
1
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Works fine for me. What is the EXACT error message? Did you check your copy ofshellapi.hto make sure it does defineShellExecute(), and doesn't#ifdefit?
– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 0:05
Hello! Sorry, I'm a newbie. I checked the 'shellapi.h' and found this snippet: #ifdef UNICODE #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteW #else #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteA #endif // !UNICODE
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:54
The EXACT error message was: "Error C3861 'ShellExecute': identifier not found"
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:56
like many Win32 API functions,ShellExecuteis actually a preprocessor macro that maps to anA(Ansi) orW(Unicode) function depending on whetherUNICODEis defined. Which compiler toolchain are you using exactly? It sounds like you are missing a call to the preprocessor in your build setup.
– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 5:30
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Works fine for me. What is the EXACT error message? Did you check your copy ofshellapi.hto make sure it does defineShellExecute(), and doesn't#ifdefit?
– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 0:05
Hello! Sorry, I'm a newbie. I checked the 'shellapi.h' and found this snippet: #ifdef UNICODE #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteW #else #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteA #endif // !UNICODE
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:54
The EXACT error message was: "Error C3861 'ShellExecute': identifier not found"
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:56
like many Win32 API functions,ShellExecuteis actually a preprocessor macro that maps to anA(Ansi) orW(Unicode) function depending on whetherUNICODEis defined. Which compiler toolchain are you using exactly? It sounds like you are missing a call to the preprocessor in your build setup.
– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 5:30
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Works fine for me. What is the EXACT error message? Did you check your copy of
shellapi.h to make sure it does define ShellExecute(), and doesn't #ifdef it?– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 0:05
Works fine for me. What is the EXACT error message? Did you check your copy of
shellapi.h to make sure it does define ShellExecute(), and doesn't #ifdef it?– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 0:05
Hello! Sorry, I'm a newbie. I checked the 'shellapi.h' and found this snippet: #ifdef UNICODE #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteW #else #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteA #endif // !UNICODE
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:54
Hello! Sorry, I'm a newbie. I checked the 'shellapi.h' and found this snippet: #ifdef UNICODE #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteW #else #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteA #endif // !UNICODE
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:54
The EXACT error message was: "Error C3861 'ShellExecute': identifier not found"
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:56
The EXACT error message was: "Error C3861 'ShellExecute': identifier not found"
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:56
like many Win32 API functions,
ShellExecute is actually a preprocessor macro that maps to an A (Ansi) or W (Unicode) function depending on whether UNICODE is defined. Which compiler toolchain are you using exactly? It sounds like you are missing a call to the preprocessor in your build setup.– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 5:30
like many Win32 API functions,
ShellExecute is actually a preprocessor macro that maps to an A (Ansi) or W (Unicode) function depending on whether UNICODE is defined. Which compiler toolchain are you using exactly? It sounds like you are missing a call to the preprocessor in your build setup.– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 5:30
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Works fine for me. What is the EXACT error message? Did you check your copy of
shellapi.hto make sure it does defineShellExecute(), and doesn't#ifdefit?– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 0:05
Hello! Sorry, I'm a newbie. I checked the 'shellapi.h' and found this snippet: #ifdef UNICODE #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteW #else #define ShellExecute ShellExecuteA #endif // !UNICODE
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:54
The EXACT error message was: "Error C3861 'ShellExecute': identifier not found"
– Troy W
Nov 10 at 3:56
like many Win32 API functions,
ShellExecuteis actually a preprocessor macro that maps to anA(Ansi) orW(Unicode) function depending on whetherUNICODEis defined. Which compiler toolchain are you using exactly? It sounds like you are missing a call to the preprocessor in your build setup.– Remy Lebeau
Nov 10 at 5:30