SimpleDirect2DApplication fails to compile - identifier FILE_INFO_BY_HANDLE_CLASS is undefined

[rnikander]

I downloaded Visual Studio and have been trying some of these samples. This application did not compile.

The error is pointing to line 1065 of fileapi.h.

WINBASEAPI
BOOL
WINAPI
SetFileInformationByHandle(
    _In_ HANDLE hFile,
    _In_ FILE_INFO_BY_HANDLE_CLASS FileInformationClass,   // Error here
    _In_reads_bytes_(dwBufferSize) LPVOID lpFileInformation,
    _In_ DWORD dwBufferSize
    );

I'm running on Windows 11 Home.

[rnikander]

Same error with "SimplePathAnimationSample".

[koal44]

Ran int the same problem when trying to run SimpleDirect2dApplication. The problem is that the current sdkddkver.h is bugged. Let's review.
FILE_INFO_BY_HANDLE_CLASS is only defined when:

// minwinbase.h
#if (NTDDI_VERSION >= NTDDI_LONGHORN)
typedef enum _FILE_INFO_BY_HANDLE_CLASS {
...
} FILE_INFO_BY_HANDLE_CLASS, *PFILE_INFO_BY_HANDLE_CLASS;
#endif

NTDDI_VERSION is defined in sdkddkver.h, and here's the problematic code:

// sdkddkver.h
#ifndef NTDDI_VERSION
   #ifdef _WIN32_WINNT
      #if (_WIN32_WINNT <= _WIN32_WINNT_WINBLUE)
         #define NTDDI_VERSION   NTDDI_VERSION_FROM_WIN32_WINNT(_WIN32_WINNT)
      #elif (_WIN32_WINNT >= _WIN32_WINNT_WIN10)
         #define NTDDI_VERSION   WDK_NTDDI_VERSION
      #endif
   #else
      #define NTDDI_VERSION   0x0A00000C
   #endif
#endif

If _WIN32_WINNT_WINBLUE < _WIN32_WINNT < _WIN32_WINNT_WIN10, then NTDDI_VERSION remains undefined, leading to the original error. This will occur if you run the app as is, with 0x0603 < 0x0700 < 0x0A00.

A temporary fix is to place one of these directives at the beginning of your app header:

//#define NTDDI_VERSION 0x07000000
//#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0A00