Error when try to build listener project

Question

I am trying to build the listener project using VC++6. But I get such errors:<br />//==============================================================/<br />--------------------Configuration: Listener - Win32 Debug--------------------<br />Compiling resources...<br />E:\FYP\test\Listener\Listener.rc(152) : fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'Listener.pipl'.<br />Error executing rc.exe.<br />E:\FYP\test\Listener\Listener.rc(152): Could not find the file Listener.pipl.<br />E:\FYP\test\Listener\Listener.rc(153): Could not find the file About.rc.<br /><br />Auto.8li - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)<br />//==============================================================/<br /><br />if I comment the two lines that cause error, many errors come out as following:<br /><br />//==============================================================/<br />--------------------Configuration: Listener - Win32 Debug--------------------<br />Compiling resources...<br />Compiling...<br />Listener.cpp<br />e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(46) : error C2065: 'PSAliasSuite' : undeclared identifier<br />e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(46) : error C2955: 'AutoSuite' : use of class template requires template argument list<br />        e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(28) : see declaration of 'AutoSuite'<br />e:\fyp\test\listener\common\listener.cpp(301) : error C2660: 'GetFullPathToDesktop' : function does not take 2 parameters<br />ListenerScripting.cpp<br />e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(46) : error C2065: 'PSAliasSuite' : undeclared identifier<br />e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(46) : error C2955: 'AutoSuite' : use of class template requires template argument list<br />        e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(28) : see declaration of 'AutoSuite'<br />ListenerUI.cpp<br />e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(46) : error C2065: 'PSAliasSuite' : undeclared identifier<br />e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(46) : error C2955: 'AutoSuite' : use of class template requires template argument list<br />        e:\fyp\code\samplecode\common\includes\piusuites.h(28) : see declaration of 'AutoSuite'<br />e:\fyp\test\listener\common\listenerui.cpp(115) : error C2660: 'GetCurrentSelection' : function does not take 1 parameters<br />e:\fyp\test\listener\common\listenerui.cpp(184) : error C2660: 'GetCurrentSelection' : function does not take 1 parameters<br />e:\fyp\test\listener\common\listenerui.cpp(259) : error C2660: 'GetCurrentSelection' : function does not take 1 parameters<br />e:\fyp\test\listener\common\listenerui.cpp(330) : error C2664: 'SetText' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >' to 'const char *'<br />        No user-defined-conversion operator available that can perform this conversion, or the operator cannot be called<br />ListenerUIWin.cpp<br />e:\fyp\test\listener\listeneruiwin.cpp(28) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'Listener.h': No such file or directory<br />Error executing cl.exe.<br /><br />Auto.8li - 12 error(s), 0 warning(s)<br /><br />//==============================================================/<br /><br />Anybody could help me with this? Thanks.

Answer 1

Seems like visual studio does not know where the listener.pipl and the about.rc files are located. The listener.pipl is created/builded by a custom build step, by default this custom build step puts the created listner.pipl into the objects folder, you don't want it there though:
Either:
- copy the listener.pipl file next to your listener.r file
- change the custum build step (=> Project settings => custom build step), there you will find the output-dir parameter, which should look something like:
"$(IntDir)\$(InputName).pipl"
Now, either change the IntDir macro (which originaly points to the obj folder), or simply change this to
"..\win\$(InputName).pipl"
About the about.rc : either copy this next to your implementation files or make sure that in you project settings under:
"configuration properties->c/c++->additional include directories"
you have added the path to the "Adobe Photoshop CS3 SDK\samplecode\common\resources" folder of the sdk.
If that doesn't work remove all references to the about-dialog-box from listener (i.e. don't display an about box anymore); about.rc is just the ressource definition for the default about-box of plugins.