Missing windows.h, eh?

[Red Sentinel]

If this is in the wrong section, feel free to beat me down and move it.

It seems that my compiler (Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0) is unable to find the header file windows.h. Does this particular compiler, perhaps, not have such a file included?

This is proving to be a bit of a problem, because some code I'd like to test requires this header. Have I done something wrong, or am I simply missing a file?

ETA: Nope, wait. I've found the header file, but the compiler still insists that there is no such thing. Anybody else havign this problem?

[redhead]

I'm guessing the platform/API specific section will do just fine for this type of problem.
As for the missign windows.h file, I'm not quite sure where how to aproach it, how is the file included ? is it like

#include "windows.h"

Or is it like

#include <windows.h>

Since the last one should try and find it in teh normal include library.
I havn't touched Visual C++ much, but is the project you're trying to compile started as a project or is it just a fast I want to try and see if this code compiles ?
With this I'm thinking of the times when the IDE has no idear how to find common header files, since the compilation of the project isn't run as a combined project, but rather as a single file compilation. (I hope you're folowing my thoughts on this, since I have no otehr way of explaining it)
And last but not least, does the program know which includes libraries to look for ? And are they placed where the library settings are pointing ?
Perhaps the last thing here is more of a linux/gcc thing, but visual C++ might have a similar way by system-variables which tells it where the include libraries are located.

Anyway, welcome here at Code Newbie Red Sentinel, I hope you will find your stay just as intoxicating as the rest of us