Redirect to my struct

[_Flaviu]

Inside myheader.h there is a lot for other structs and defines that is in conflict with those from Windows. SID_IDENTIFIER_AUTHORITY for example ... So, removing or renaming is not an option (I guess). But I am not figure out how to solve this conflict with namespacing ...

[Lost User]

This is just going to lead to more and more problems for you. You need to isolate your definitions from the ones in Windows. You can do it with the use of namespaces, or changing the names in your local definitions. But either way, until you fix this issue you are wasting your time trying to build any of the code.

[_Flaviu]

Thank you Richard. "You can do it with the use of namespaces" Can you give me a little pseudocode that show me how to do it ?

[k5054]

Namespaces are a C++ feature, and not available if you are using C only. Basically a namespace wraps a set of definitions so that they can be uniquely identified within a source listing. eg:

namespace MyLib {
class A {
int x;
...
};
}

namespace MyProj {
class A {
int y;
...
};
}

...

int main() {
MyProj::A a1; // defines an object of type class A from namespace MyProj
MyLib::A a2; // defines an object of type class A from namespace MyLib

a1.y = a2.y;   // don't need namespace resolution tags within function

}

**update:**The last line of the sample code, above should be a1.y = a2.x, apologies for any confusion :( If, however, you are using C, you've got two choices. 1) refactor you project so that your SID and the system SID never appear in the same source code file (otherwise known as a translation unit). That's not always possible, and even when it is, it's usually requires a lot of thought, care, and effort. 2) refactor you project and rename your SID to something else, eg MyProg_SID. That's still a lot of work, but its' probably a lot less work than option 1, above. Additionally, your IDE might provide a renaming tool that will do the grunt work for you. If not, you might be able to use the find and replace feature of your favorite text editor.

[Lost User]

It is not that straightforward unfortunately. A namespace is a qualifier that allows you to have objects with the same name in a single compilation unit. As a simple example:

// NOTE: namespaces must be declared at file scope, or in a header

namespace foo
{
typedef struct
{
int bar;
} FOOBAR;
};

namespace gaa
{
typedef struct
{
char bar;
} FOOBAR;
};

// the struct name FOOBAR may now be qualified to avoid ambiguity

int main
{
foo::FOOBAR foobar; // as declared in namespace foo
foobar.bar = 10; // the variable is int type

gaa::FOOBAR gaabar;  // as declared in namespace gaa
gaabar.bar = 'X';    // here is is char type

}

[k5054]

This doesn't do what you think it does:

typedef struct_SID {
...
} SID, *PISID

#ifdef SID
typedef struct {
...
}SID;
#endif

#ifdef,#undef etc only refers to preprocessor tokens. In C/C++, you can not undefine (or redefine) a previously defined item. e.g. the following is not valid

int x;
#ifdef x // only if preprocessor token 'x' exists
#undef x // doesn't undefine int x
struct { // compiler error if branch taken, redifines type of x
int i;
double d;
} x;
#endif

...
x myX; //compiler error: typeof x unknown

[leon de boer]

The field names are not an issue you just need the struct, typedef and pointer to have different names As Richard said it's going to bite you find a different name. If you want to try a different name with minimal typing go to your file myheader.h and at the top after the guard put these

#define _SID _mySID
#define SID mySID
#define PISID myPISID

now go to the very bottom and put these

#undef _SID
#undef SID
#undef PISID

Now your SID is called mySID to all other units because it just does a text substitute :-) If you are happy it is all well the make the change permanently using Edit->find & replace on the file using Visual Studio.

In vino veritas

[_Flaviu]

Interesting idea, and it works for this case, but inside that myheader.h, I have several structs with names as windows have ... so, I guess is not productive renaming structs ... that is why I am thinking seriously at namespaces ... but I don't know how to use it yet.

[_Flaviu]

I guess I know that. In WinNT.h I got:

typedef struct _SID {
....
} SID, *PISID;

and in myheader.h I got:

#ifdef SID
typedef struct {
...
}SID;
#endif

and my project take SID from WinNT.h, and I want to take it from myheader.h. Even if I get out #ifdef SID and #endif from myheader.h, the situation is the same. And moreover, inside myheader.h I have several struct with the same naming as windows has.

[_Flaviu]

That C code I modified as C++ code, so I could use namespaces :)

[Stefan_Lang]

_Flaviu wrote:

#ifdef SID
typedef ... SID;

Sorry to be rude, but that's bullsh1t! If there really is a #define for the symbol SID anywhere in your code or your precompiler options, then your ccode will most likely never compile, because any attempt to use, declare or otherwise reference a struct SID will be turned into garbage by the precompiler which replaces the symbol with something else! So, unless and until you make sure that nobody does such a #define, there is no point looking further! And then, of course, the #ifdef makes no sense - not that it did before.

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