CreateFile library error

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I'd recommend using Declare CustomType Library instead. Or, if you want to avoid compilation errors entirely, declare the DLL that contains that function rather than trying to use the headers.

I would definitely not recommend that. In this case all

CustomType

would do is allow you to ignore the C++ function declaration already present from the header, you should only do that if it's necessary. In this case, the compilation error is because eoredson had a legitimate bug in his program and as a consequence it would not work on 64-bit. Using

CustomType

would have allowed it to compile, but not actually fix the bug. It provides a false sense of security and you shouldn't be using it unless actually necessary.

I need to know because I might have the same problem with GetFileAttribute as I do with CreateFile..

Erik.

Again, read the Microsoft documentation, it tells you the exact information you're looking for. The GetFileAttributeA function documentation is here. The provided syntax is this:

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DWORD GetFileAttributesA(
  [in] LPCSTR lpFileName
);

The return type is a

DWORD

and the parameter is an

LPCSTR

.