Errors C2059 and C2061 in C language [duplicate] - c

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I'm trying to develop a kind of Windows 32 service in C language, using Visual Studio 2010.
I created a new project, and inserted .c files :
main.c
service.c
misc.c
I also have two header files :
myerrors.h
my.h
Here's the code I have (be aware that it's just a draft).
main.c :
#include <Windows.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "my.h"
#include "myerrors.h"
static int parse_args(int ac, char **av)
{
int i = 0;
while (++i < ac)
if (strcmp(av[i], "-i") && !InstallMyService())
return false;
else if (strcmp(av[i], "-d") && !UninstallMyService())
return false;
else if (strcmp(av[i], "-p"))
if (!av[i + 1])
return false;
else
{
if (!InsertPathInRegistry(av[i + 1]))
return false;
i++;
}
else
return false;
return true;
}
int main(int ac, char **av)
{
HANDLE hLogFile;
if ((hLogFile = CreateFile(LOG_FILE_PATH, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, CREATE_NEW, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL)) == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
aff_error(CANT_CREATE_FILE);
if (ac > 1)
{
if (!parse_args(ac, av))
{
aff_error(BAD_ARGUMENTS);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
}
else
{
SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY DispatchTable[] = {{DC_SERVICE_NAME, ServiceMain}, {NULL, NULL}};
StartServiceCtrlDispatcher(DispatchTable);
}
getchar();
if (!CloseHandle(hLogFile))
aff_error(CLOSE_FILE_FAILED);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
misc.c :
#include <Windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "my.h"
#include "myerrors.h"
void aff_error(char *error_str)
{
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_str);
}
bool InsertPathInRegistry(char *path)
{
printf("LOG: Inserting %s as ", path);
}
void WriteInLogFile(HANDLE hLogFile, char *log_string)
{
printf("WriteInLogFile function");
}
service.c :
#include <Windows.h>
#include "my.h"
bool InstallMyService()
{
return true;
}
bool UninstallMyService()
{
return true;
}
void WINAPI ServiceCtrlHandler(DWORD Opcode)
{
}
void WINAPI ServiceMain(DWORD ac, LPTSTR *av)
{
}
My headers are just some function declarations and macros such as :
# define DC_SERVICE_NAME "MyService"
/* MISC functions */
void aff_error(char *error_str);
my.h
#ifndef _MY_H_
# define _MY_H_
#include <Windows.h>
#include <strsafe.h>
/* Macros */
# define LOG_FILE_PATH "c:\\my_log_file.txt"
# define DC_SERVICE_NAME "MyService"
/* MISC functions */
void aff_error(char *error_str);
/* SERVICE functions */
void WINAPI ServiceMain(DWORD ac, LPTSTR *av);
bool InstallMyService();
bool UninstallMyService();
bool InsertPathInRegistry(char *path);
void WINAPI ServiceCtrlHandler(DWORD Opcode);
#endif /*!MY_H_ */
While trying to compile the project, i got some weird errors :
my.h(19): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'InstallMyService'
my.h(19): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
my.h(19): error C2059: syntax error : ')'
Or :
my.h(21): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'InsertPathInRegistry'
my.h(21): error C2059: syntax error : ';'
my.h(21): error C2059: syntax error : 'type'
I checked on some forums that says those errors are commonly errors with includes badly placed, but I don't really know in this case, I don't think I made mistakes with includes...
Can anyone illuminate me ?
Thanks.

Answer 1

bool is not a data type in ANSI C. It is a data type in the C99 version of the language, only if <stdbool.h> is included, but Visual Studio does not support C99, only C89 (C99 also adds the _Bool data type, which can be used without including any headers).
I suggest you replace bool with another type such as int, or use a typedef to alias it with int or unsigned char or something.