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Q194614: HOWTO: Avoid Problems Associated with Installing New SDKs

Article: Q194614
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINNT:4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbide kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600
Last Modified: 17-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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When you install Microsoft SDKs that were not provided with Microsoft Visual
C++, you might have build problems. The resulting build errors are typically the
result of problems where a symbol is not defined, and therefore a compiler error
such as the following is issued:

  [source filename](line number) : error C2065: 'symbol name' : undeclared
  identifier

A linker error such as the following may also be issued:

  [object filename] : error LNK2001 unresolved external symbol "[undecorated
  symbol name]" (decorated symbol name)

MORE INFORMATION
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When you install Microsoft SDKs, compare the header and library dates in the SDK
files with the files that were provided with Visual C++. If the SDK files are
newer, you should place the SDK directories before the default Visual C++
INCLUDE and LIB directories listed in the Directories tab of the Options dialog
box (accessed from the Tools menu).

Additional query words: software development kit

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbide kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbVC32bitSearch kbVCPE500 kbVCPE600 kbVCEE500 kbVCEE600 kbVCLE600
Version           : WINNT:4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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