OgraAL class not found

hello once again guys

So far I've managed to install OgreAL, set global variables and run the demos

Now I'm trying to add sound to a game I already have but my code can't seem to locate OgreAL

Here is my structure:

mydev
|--freealut-1.1.0-bin
|--OgreAL
|--vorbis
|--ogrenew
|--ogg
|--mygame
|---scripts
|----mygame.sln

I opened mygame.sln and...

in OgreApp::OgreApp() i added:
soundManager = new OgreAL::SoundManager(sceneMgr);

and in ogreapp.cpp and added in the OgreApp::createScene()
OgreAL::Sound *sound = soundManager->createSound("Roar", "roar.wav", true);
node->attachObject(sound);
sound->play();



when i try building i get many errors relating to sound some of which are:

Error 1 error C2065: 'soundManager' : undeclared identifier
Error 2 error C2653: 'OgreAL' : is not a class or namespace name
Error 3 error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'SoundManager'

Error 5 error C2065: 'Sound' : undeclared identifier

.....


so apparently my game can't see the OgreAL libraries

any suggestions on how i could fix this?

Always gotta check the obvious: Did you link it?

nope

noob question: how do i link it?
and can i just link the OgreAL_d.dll?

Actually, if you look in your build directory, you should see OgreAL_d.lib and OgreAL_d.dll - in Visual Studio, you want to link to OgreAL_d.lib, and then before you run it, make sure OgreAL_d.dll is in your computer's search path.

Even before you worry about linking it you'll need to add the OgreAL include path to your include list.

Even before you worry about linking it you'll need to add the OgreAL include path to your include list.

okies, so here's what I've done so far:

I right click on my project name in VS05 and click on properties
I then choose "All Configurations" then go to "Linker" -> "General" and under "Additional Library Directories" I add:

"C:\mydev\OgreAL\lib\$(ConfigurationName)"

do I need to do something else?

CaseyB, how do I add the OgreAL include path to my include list in VS?

Click on your project name then click on properties and choose "All Configurations" then go to "C/C++" -> "General" and under "Additional Include Directories" add

"C:\mydev\OgreAL\include"

Thanks CaseyB
i made these changes

now when I include:
#include "OgreALListener.h"
#include "OgreALSoundManager.h"

I get the error:
Error 1 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'xram.h': No such file or directory c:\mydev\ogreal\include\OgreALPrereqs.h 13

i searched for xram.h but it's not in any of the folders

That file comes with the OpenAL SDK.
http://www.openal.org/downloads.html

just in case someone has the same problem here is how i fixed it:

open VS05
right click on project -> properties -> C/C++ -> General -> "Additional Include Directories" --> add "C:\Program Files\OpenAL 1.1 SDK\include" or whatever directory your openAL is stored in

Did you follow the instructions in the "Set-up Thread" at the top of this forum? Because that should have been taken care of by setting the OPENAL_SDK environment variable.