Problems with SendInput. It's not working?

Hi guys,

To use SendInput I need to use the INPUT structure. When I use the INPUT structure then compiler complains that INPUT is unknown.

INPUT is also not displayed in the drop down Intellisense list box on pressing ctrl+spacebar.

Can somebody help.

keyb_event works fine.

But why INPUT is not being identified.

It happened on VS6. OS - Win2000.

But the INPUT structure is working in WindowsXP!

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Problems with SendInput. It's not working?

GeorgeB66
So INPUT is not seen by the compiler!
INPUT is guarded by a

#if (_WIN32_WINNT > 0x0400)

stpete

Will this problem be solved if I define the correct version of the OS.

_WIN32_WINNT>=0x0500

yokike
What is your compiler warning/error Show a piece of code!

Is there a chance that INPUT is defined to something else.
If you have a #define INPUT ANYTHING you can't use INPUT.

Are you sure you are using the correct SDK
If so, is the correct WINVER set
Jacquipre
Thanks Martin.
jfled

You don't understand! This is a compile guard. You have to define it to enable specific features for the OS. It has nothing to do with the OS were your program is running.

Read this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/winprog/winprog/using_the_windows_headers.asp
azpat0
Any #define of _WIN32_WINNT than described above will work.
But its only a suggestion.
BioHazard

But it is Windows 2000. It should be working.
ewar

The INPUT structure is not even listed in the INTELLISENSE listbox.

On compilation it gives an error saying INPUT is unknown. Nothing else.

The same code works perfectly in XP.

I am in my office now. I don't have the error code now. But this is what it says exactly.

I opened up the winuser.h in which it is defined. It is there. So I don't think that will be a problem.

Thanks martin once again.
Problems with SendInput. It's not working?

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