DirectX SDK 3D Examples With Borland C++.

Author : Joop Vossers
Date : 29 January 1997
Draft : 1.0

Disclaimer: This document is created as an aid for those who are experiencing difficulty using the DirectX SDK (version 2) with Borland C++. Although I have taken care to ensure that this document will resolve the technical issues at hand, I cannot be held responsible for losses or damages resulting from the use of this document.

This document covers the egg, faces, flipcube, fly, globe, hier1, hier2, oct1, oct2, rockem, shadow, sphere, tex1, tex3, tex4, tex5, trans, triangle, tunnel, twist and uvis "3D" examples which are part of the DirectX 2 SDK. Follow the next steps carefully to let the DirectX examples run with Borland C++. The examples where tested with the DirextX 2 SDK and Borland C++ Version 4.52, but it should work with newer releases of the SDK or the compiler.

Implib

See the DirectX & Borland C++ 2D Examples document on how to create a import library.

Plpvtbl

To let the "3D" examples work with Borland C++ you have to compile them in "CPP" mode. This is because of the anonymous unions in the header files. To do this you have to remove the "lpVtbl->" and first argument from the function calls. You can do this for every file using your editor, but you can also use the "PlpVtbl" utility. This utility needs the "C" filename as input an produces a "CPP" file.

Click here to download this utility.(23K)

Project

!!! Don't include any of the ".def" files in your project !!!.

New Project

Win32 (Platform)

Gui (Target Model)

Browse (Edit Project Name)

Advanced (no .def file)

Add files in project

Add library file(s) to the project

Add include directory to your project. (Options)

\dxsdk\sdk\inc;..\misc

Add _WIN32 define to your project. (Options)(Compiler)(Define)

Example: e:\bc45\include;..\..\inc;..\misc

Build All

Floating Point Handling

Create following file in the "\dxsdk\sdk\inc" directory.

dx3dborl.cpp
-------------------------cut here-----------------------------
#include <float.h>
#include <math.h>

int _matherr(struct _exception *e)
{
	return 1;
}
--------------------------cut here-----------------------------

Add following include in the "Main-file". (just behind the normal includes)

#include "dx3dborl.cpp"
In function WinMain(...,.....) (just behind the variables)

_control87(MCW_EM, MCW_EM);

3D Samples

First you have to convert and edit the files in the "misc" directory. The files in this directory are used by most of the examples.

MISC

PLPVTBL d3dapp.c --> d3dapp.cpp
PLPVTBL d3dcalls.c --> d3dcalls.cpp
PLPVTBL d3dmath.c --> d3dmath.cpp
PLPVTBL d3dsphr.c --> d3dsphr.cpp
PLPVTBL ddcalls.c --> ddcalls.cpp
PLPVTBL dsutil.c --> dsutil.cpp
PLPVTBL lbprintf.c --> lbprintf.cpp
PLPVTBL lclib.c --> lclib.cpp
PLPVTBL misc.c --> misc.cpp
PLPVTBL rmerror.c --> rmerror.cpp
PLPVTBL texture.c --> texture.cpp

Add Floating Point Handling to rmmain.cpp
Add Floating Point Handling to rmfull.cpp
Add Floating Point Handling to d3dmain.cpp

Edit "d3dcalls.cpp"

Change line 29
&IID_IDirect3D, (LPVOID*)&d3dappi.lpD3D);

To
IIDirect3D, (LPVOID*)&d3dappi.lpD3D);

Change line 248
&d3dappi.Driver[driver].Guid,

To
d3dappi.Driver[driver].Guid,

Edit "d3dmath.cpp"

Append line 11
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

Append line 179
#ifdef __cplusplus
};
#endif

Edit "d3dsphr.cpp"

Append line 11
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

Append line 211
#ifdef __cplusplus
};
#endif

Edit "rmmain.cpp"

Change line 88
extern "C" void ReadMouse(int*, int*, int*);

To
void ReadMouse(int*, int*, int*);

Edit "texture.cpp"

Change line 64
&IID_IDirect3DTexture,

To
II_IDirect3DTexture,

Change line 120
&IID_IDirect3DTexture,

To
IID_IDirect3DTexture,

Change line 189
&IID_IDirect3DTexture,

To
IID_IDirect3DTexture,

EGG

PLPVTBL egg.c --> egg.cpp

Add following files in project:

egg.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

FACES

PLPVTBL faces.c --> faces.cpp

Edit "faces.cpp"

Change line 59
normals, face_data, NULL)))

To
normals, (unsigned long *)face_data, NULL)))

Change line 87
normals, face_data, NULL)))

To
normals, (unsigned long *)face_data, NULL)))

Change line 136
face1_data, NULL)))

To
(unsigned long *)face1_data, NULL)))

Change line 169
face2_data, NULL)))

To
(unsigned long *) face2_data, NULL)))

Add following files in project:

faces.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

FLIPCUBE

PLPVTBL flipcube.c --> flipcube.cpp

Add following files in project:

flipcube.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.rc

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmath.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib\

FLY

PLPVTBL fly.c --> fly.cpp

Edit "fly.cpp"

Change line 261
this_face->GetVertices( &vertex_count,

To
this_face->GetVertices( (unsigned long *)&vertex_count,

Add following files in project:
fly.cpp

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

..\misc\rmfull.rc

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\rmfull.cpp

..\misc\mstats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

GLOBE

PLPVTBL globe.c --> globe.cpp

Add following files in project:

globe.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

HIER1

PLPVTBL hier1.c --> hier1.cpp

Add following files in project:

hier1.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

HIER2

PLPVTBL hier2.c --> hier2.cpp

Add following files in project:

hier2.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

OCT1

PLPVTBL oct1.c --> oct1.cpp

Add following files in project:

oct1.cpp

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib\

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib\

..\misc\d3dmain.rc

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\misc\d3dmath.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

OCT2

PLPVTBL oct2.c --> oct2.cpp

Add following files in project:

oct2.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\misc\d3dmath.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

QUAT

PLPVTBL quat.c --> quat.cpp

Add following files in project:

quat.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

ROCKEM

Add Floating Point Handling to winmain.cpp

Add following files in project:

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\dsound.lib

rockem3d.rc

control.cpp

directx.cpp

midi.cpp

rm.cpp

winmain.cpp

SHADOW

PLPVTBL shadow.c --> shadow.cpp

Add following files in project:

shadow.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

SPHERE

PLPVTBL sphere.c --> sphere.cpp

Add following files in project:

sphere.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib\

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib\

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\misc\d3dmath.cpp

..\misc\d3dsphr.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

TEX1

PLPVTBL tex1.c --> tex1.cpp

Add following files in project:

tex1.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

TEX3

PLPVTBL tex3.c --> tex3.cpp

Edit "tex3.cpp"

Change line 31
if (SUCCEEDED(v->QueryInterface( &IID_IDirect3DRMMesh, .......)

To
if (SUCCEEDED(v->QueryInterface( IID_IDirect3DRMMesh, .......)

Add following files in project:

tex3.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

TEX4

PLPVTBL tex4.c --> tex4.cpp

Edit "tex4.cpp"

Change line 31
if (SUCCEEDED(v->QueryInterface( &IID_IDirect3DRMMesh, .......)

To
if (SUCCEEDED(v->QueryInterface( IID_IDirect3DRMMesh, .......)

Add following files in project:

tex4.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

TEX5

PLPVTBL tex5.c --> tex5.cpp

Add following files in project:

tex5.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

TRANS

PLPVTBL trans.c --> trans.cpp

Add following files in project:

trans.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

TRIANGLE

PLPVTBL triangle.c --> triangle.cpp

Add following files in project:

triangle.cpp

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

..\misc\d3dmain.rc

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

TUNNEL

PLPVTBL tunnel.c --> tunnel.cpp

Add following files in project:

tunnel.cpp

d3dmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmath.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

TWIST

PLPVTBL twist.c --> twist.cpp

Edit "twist.cpp"

Change line 423
lpTri = lpPointer;

To
lpTri = (D3DTRIANGLE *)lpPointer;

Add following files in project:

twist.cpp

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib\

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib\

..\misc\d3dmain.rc

..\misc\d3dapp.cpp

..\misc\d3dcalls.cpp

..\misc\d3dmain.cpp

..\misc\d3dmath.cpp

..\misc\d3dsphr.cpp

..\misc\ddcalls.cpp

..\misc\lclib.cpp

..\misc\misc.cpp

..\misc\stats.cpp

..\misc\texture.cpp

UVIS

Add following files in project:

uvis.cpp

..\misc\rmerror.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.cpp

..\misc\rmmain.rc

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

VIEWER

Add Floating Point Handling to viewer.cpp

Add following files in project:

color.cpp

file.cpp

rodcone.cpp

sel.cpp

viewer.cpp

viewer.rc

..\..\blib\ddraw.lib

..\..\blib\d3drm.lib