Direct Input M$ programming problem

[Fat Tone]

Can anyone please tell me why when I just cut & paste the code from

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ut_vb_4z1e.asp Step 1.

(correcting the formatting at the end of the first part) that I get a 'compile error: Next without For' on the 'Next i' line?

Please help! I've tried retyping all sorts of lines, commenting out etc. I'm using Visual Studio 6 SP5 & DX8 on Win2kPro.

Is this just another m$ 'feature'

Thanks in advance!

Tony.

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[spazm_1999]

I cannot tell for sure... but i did noticed that the in the 4rth gray rectangle there's 1 for and 2 next... the other for command is in the 3rd rectangle.... so make sure u cut and pasted all 4 rectangles... maybe u got rid of this line while reformating.

For i = 1 To diEnumDev.GetCount

For the rest... i can't tell i don't code much in VB.

Spazm

[TnT]

only thing I can think of is to make sure the line:

If FoundForce Then Exit For

didn't get messed up along the way.

[Fat Tone]

Solved that one...

There was an End If missing to close the processing feedback device section. Thanks for the suggestions.

Now I get run time errors that make me thing I'm doing something completely wrong. Please help a newbie!

I have created a form, with a button, whose click code is the ForceFeedback stuff.

Now when I run it, I get to click on the button, but at the line
Set di = dx.DirectInputCreate
I get a Runtime error 91: Object variable or With Block variable not set.

If I replace dx.DirectInputCreate with DirectX8.DirectInputCreate then the error changes to Error 424: Object required (same line).

The help for this makes me think I have the wrong context or something.

Can someone please suggest what I'm doing wrong?

TIA

Tony.

[spazm_1999]

Hmm... i can't tell without trying or seing your code.... but since i don't have VB installed right now i'll test microsoft code at school this morning while i won't have anything to do... which happend often. After i'll have tested that i might have a better idea but i've already ran in that problem... just don't remember how i got rid of it.

Spazm

[Fat Tone]

Thanx - looking forward to your reply

[spazm_1999]

Well i'll be damn. My school still has the dx that comes with NT4 (to what i saw it would be dx3)... i'd have to install it (no prob since i'm admin) but... i guess the tech would'nt be too happy about it. I'll install VB on my pc tonight and check that in details. Meanwhile TNT might had gave u the answer.

Spazm

[spazm_1999]

I found the solution to your problem.... can u email me. I'll mail u the solution + a little app that works using the corrected code.

Spazm