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Q234314: BUG: "This Stub Requires an Updated Version of <Rpcndr.h>" Error

Article: Q234314
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCOMt kbVC kbOSWinCEsearch kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 23-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Compiling a Windows CE project may generate the following compiler error:

  fatal error C1189: #error : this stub requires an updated version of
  <rpcndr.h>

CAUSE
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You'll get this error if you include a MIDL-generated header file. These header
files use newer macros, like MIDL_INTERFACE(), which is only defined in later
versions of Rpcndr.h.

RESOLUTION
==========

You can #include <wceatl.h> before #including any MIDL-generated header
files. Wceatl.h contains a definition for MIDL_INTERFACE() and works around the
compiler error by #defining __RPCNDR_H_VERSION__.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbCOMt kbVC kbOSWinCEsearch kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbWinCETKVCSearch kbWinCESearch kbWinCETK600VC
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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