Error SHGetFolderPath

[sunit5]

I am using API SHGetFolderPath and mentioned #include<shlobj.h> header file in stdafx.h but it is showing me error error C2065: 'SHGetFolderPath' : undeclared identifier Pls help me .Thanx in advance never say die -- modified at 2:51 Monday 13th February, 2006

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#define _WIN32_IE 0x0500 in stdafx.h

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[sunit5]

In the header file shlobj.h this mentioned #ifndef _WIN32_IE #define _WIN32_IE 0x0501 #else #if (_WIN32_IE < 0x0400) && defined(_WIN32_WINNT) && (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0500) #error _WIN32_IE setting conflicts with _WIN32_WINNT setting #endif #endif still i mentioned in the stdafx.h #ifndef _WIN32_IE #define _WIN32_IE 0x0500 #endif include <shlobj.h> but it is still showing me same error.Pls help me never say die -- modified at 4:08 Monday 13th February, 2006

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Why are you defining _WIN32_IE twice.

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[sunit5]

Thats why i used #ifndef _WIN32_IE Ok I remove it but it is showing me same error #ifndef _WIN32_IE #define _WIN32_IE 0x0500 #endif Pls help me.Thanx in advance never say die -- modified at 4:11 Monday 13th February, 2006

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It's working here fine.

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[sunit5]

I am using it in a Console Win32 Application in VC 6.Is this troubling me. never say die -- modified at 4:34 Monday 13th February, 2006

[Michael Dunn]

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[ThatsAlok]

sunit5 wrote:

I am using API SHGetFolderPath and mentioned #include header file in stdafx.hbut it is showing me errorerror C2065: 'SHGetFolderPath' : undeclared identifier

Are you using Visual Studio 6 or .Net 2003

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