i’ve just started to learn the basics of HLSL using C++, im following the

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Asked: June 18, 20262026-06-18T05:10:39+00:00 2026-06-18T05:10:39+00:00

i’ve just started to learn the basics of HLSL using C++, im following the tutorials on a book, the first basic shader is:

float4 VS_Main( float4 pos:POSITION):SV_POSITION
{

return pos;
}

but i get a lot of errors at compile time:

error C2146: syntax error: ‘;’ missing before the identifier ‘VS_Main’

error C4430: missing type specifier, int assumed. Note: default-int is no longer supported

error C2146: syntax error : ‘)’ missing before the identifier ‘pos’

error C2059: syntax errorlooks like a function definition, but there is no formal parameter list.

error C2059: syntax error: ‘{‘

it really looks like the compiler cant handle HLSL at all…maybe VS2012 express doesnt support HLSL?

thanks in advance

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-18T05:10:40+00:00

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it really looks like the compiler cant handle HLSL at all…maybe VS2012 express doesnt support HLSL?

No C++ compiler does. It is not supposed to be handled by the compiler.

You need to turn it into a resource and copy it into the bin directory using post-build scripts, and load the HLSL at runtime.

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