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The Interception API aims to build a portable programming interface that allows one to intercept and control a range of input devices.
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error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__interception_create_context #14

Closed aiporch closed 9 years ago

aiporch commented 9 years ago

Hi,

I am struggling for couple of days now with using the interception library in my code. I have a C windows driver project in visual studio 2013, and I've added the path for the include folder (interception.h) and for the interception.lib files in the linker, and still I get this error. I also tried to change the build properties as you suggested before- to release/debug- but I still get the error. Am I doing something wrong? Is it possible to use the interception with VS 2013? I am developing on Win 8.1- is this a problem?

Thanks Shira

oblitum commented 9 years ago

You're probably doing some mistake linking to the DLL, never found this issue. Also notice that to install the drivers on Windows 8 you need to set compatibility mode of the installer to Windows 7 in the properties of the executable

aiporch commented 9 years ago

I am not linking the dll. I'm setting your source to create the .lib file, and this it's path i'm adding to the Additional Library Directories box. Should I create the dll?

thanks

oblitum commented 9 years ago

For static linking you must define INTERCEPTION_STATIC from command line parameters.

aiporch commented 9 years ago

OK, so I have built the source as a dynamic library now, and got the dll. I am adding it's path to my project->properties->Linker->General-> Additional Libraries Directories, and I still get the same error. When I try to add interception.dll specifically in Linker->input->Additional Dependencies, I get the following error during compilation: error LNK1107: invalid or corrupt file: cannot read at 0x2F0

Am I linking it wrong?

Thanks very much i really appreciate your response!

oblitum commented 9 years ago

You should add .lib files as dependencies, not .dll files. Also, there's the .lib file that's associated with the .dll and is generated when you compile a DLL, and there's the static and larger .lib file which is a static library. I'm closing this as I'm 90% sure you're having problems with your environment instead of it being a problem with the project. You can still comment though.