Dev-C++ Errors and Solutions

Issue: [Error] 'ofstream' was not declared in this scope

Problem code snippet:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

int main() {
    ofstream myfile;

// TO DO........

    return 0;
}

Solution code snippet:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    ofstream myfile;

// TO DO........

    return 0;
}

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Issue: [Error] cannot convert 'const wchar_t*' to 'LPCSTR {aka const char*}' for argument '1' to 'HINSTANCE__* LoadLibraryA(LPCSTR)'

Problem code snippet:

s_hKernel = LoadLibrary( L"Kernel32.dll" );

Solution code snippet:

s_hKernel = LoadLibrary( "Kernel32.dll" );

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Issue: [Error] cannot convert 'PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX* {aka _PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX*}' to 'PPROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS {aka _PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS*}' for argument '2' to 'WINBOOL GetProcessMemoryInfo(HANDLE, PPROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS, DWORD)'

Problem code snippet:
PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX pmc;
GetProcessMemoryInfo(GetCurrentProcess(), &pmc, sizeof(pmc));

Solution code snippet:
PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX pmc;
GetProcessMemoryInfo(GetCurrentProcess(), (PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS*)&pmc, sizeof(pmc));

This is a running collection of common Dev-C++ build errors and their fixes, such as ofstream was not declared in this scope, which happens when the std namespace is not brought in.

Most of these come down to a missing include or a missing using namespace std, and each entry pairs the message with the small change that resolves it.