Question

I am not able to compile my program SHGetSpecialFolderPath() not being declared in the scope of the program, while the correct header is being included (according to MSDN)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762204(v=vs.85).aspx

Here are the headers for my project:

#include <iostream>
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <fstream>
#include <direct.h>
#include <shlobj.h>

With error:
C:\Users\user\Documents\getAppData\main.cpp|31|error: `SHGetSpecialFolderPath’ was not declared in this scope

with shlobj.h being the header with the declaration in it.
Any ideas why the compiler is throwing the error? Here is how I am calling the function:

char appData[MAX_PATH];
SHGetSpecialFolderPath( NULL
                        ,appData
                        ,CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA
                        ,1 );
cout << appData << endl;

Thanks!

Answer 1

From the MSDN page:

The Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
Desktop Update must be installed for
this function to be available.

With Windows 2000, this function is
superseded by ShGetFolderPath. You can
use this function on earlier systems
by including the redistributable DLL,
ShFolder.dll.

Perhaps this is your problem?