I always appreciate the help I get trying to use compilers, often using
the programs can be more challeging that writing code. I can make
directX work with VC++, I got some good help on that. I just don't
like the program very much is to me cumbersome. It seems that I have
added the necessary libraries, and the program finds the ddraw lib. I
even added #define INITGUID.
As I was writing this I figured it out. I have to use the project icon
and add the libddraw.a. It was a challenge.