Error 481 after Inclean with CRITICAL_SECTION

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When I add a CRITICAL_SECTION to my code I get error 481 after running Inclean

Here are the steps:

1 Code compiles ok
2 - add
Instance myCriticalSection As CRITICAL_SECTION
still compiles
3 - run Inclean, then compile
compile error: 481 Mismatch with prior definition
line 126 Fllink AS LIST_ENTRY PTR

Inclean has put this in my .inc file

Type LIST_ENTRY
Flink As LIST_ENTRY Ptr
Blink As LIST_ENTRY Ptr
End Type

which is a duplicate of what is in win32api.inc

If I comment out the type in my generated .inc file, it then compiles. However, the next time I run Inclean, it puts it back.


In my main .BAS file, I include win32api.inc first:

' turn off unnecessary stuff in win32api.inc
%NOGDI = 1 ' no GDI (Graphics Device Interface) functions
%NOMMIDS = 1 ' no Multimedia ID definitions
#Include once "\pbwin90\winApi\win32api.inc"
#Include "C:\pbwin80\ezgui40\includes\ezresize.inc"

#Include "c:\playback innovations\PiConstants.inc"
#Include "C:\Playback Innovations\DS\PiDs.inc" (the generated file)

I saw USEMACROS mentioned in a prior posting and tried setting it to 0 or 1 and it didn't make any difference.

Any ideas?

Thanks...

[Fred Buffington]

If you use inclean, you shouldl not have to use win32api.inc or cmdlg32.inc or any of the other include files that generally come with pbwin.

If you have both, it will certainly cause a duplication at some point because inclean only checks the bas file and ignores any included api stuff.

so
#include "myprogram.inc" 'inclean file
should replace
#include "win32api.inc"
etc.
where myprogram is the name of your inclean created file.

I use inclean extensively and I think it's a great utility and also pbwin ddt jumpstart though i dont know if it's been updated
for the changes in pbwin9+. The advantage to using inclean is a smaller program. Typically 2k to 3k or more depending on what include files you would normally use. This may not sound like much with the size of today's programs, but it can sure add up if you have a project that uses lots of programs. I have probably been able to reduce my Client Writeup by roughly
500k using inclean.

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Thanks

That took care of it. Thank you!