Found solution using DX NuGet Package. Thanks.
Develop DirectX 9 games in Visual Studio 2022
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Matthew Armshaw
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I am wondering if it is possible to develop DirectX 9 games in Visual Studio 2022? I have downloaded the directx_Jun2010_redist.exe. I have installed it to a new directory in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\ directory. I have downloaded files for the 'Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9.0c A Shader Approach' text. When I try running these projects in Visual Studio 2022, the compiler returns error C1083: Cannot open include file errors for the '#include <d3dx9.h>' and '#include <dxerr9.h>' statements. It does successfully link to '#include <d3d9.h>'.
I have tried including the install directory in View->Property Page with no luck. I am more comfortable using '#pragma comment' but these statements do not work either for the two headers experiencing problems.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Matt
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Matthew Armshaw 81 Reputation points
2025-03-26T20:51:08.3033333+00:00 Just realized that I extracted directx_Jun2010_redist to the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKS directory. In that directory I just executed the DXSETUP file from those extracted files. Now I don't know where all those files were installed to. The DXSETUP does not allow specification of where those files are installed. Can someone tell me where those files are installed so I can add to my solution?
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Matthew Armshaw 81 Reputation points
2025-03-27T19:23:30.0033333+00:00 Seems that the NuGet package I installed only fixed '#include <d3dx9.h>' C1083 error. The '#include <dxerr9.h>' statement still does not resolve. I am back to trying to find where the directx_Jun2010_redist.exe installs to. On the net, it general states that it is installed to a directory in C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\ dependent on system architecture. However, after installation I cannot find the installed files in either of these places.
Is there anyway I can use '#include <dxerr9.h>' or a variation with the NuGet package? If not, how can I find where the install files from the June 2010 SDK is installed. I'd really like to be able to access this header rather than recoding without it.
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