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Cripp
11-14-2003, 06:38 AM
Hi, keep getting an error c2018 invalid character 0xf when compiling.


--------------------Configuration: EMuShareMem - Win32 Release--------------------
Compiling...
DLLMain.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Doors.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Items.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Loot.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
MMF.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
NPCFactionLists.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
NPCTypes.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Spells.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
timer.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
debug.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Mutex.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Error executing cl.exe.

EMuShareMem.dll - 11 error(s), 0 warning(s)


--------------------Configuration: World - Win32 Profiling--------------------
Compiling...
client.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
console.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
LoginServer.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
net.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
zoneserver.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
classes.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
crc32.cpp
database.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
dbasync.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
dbcore.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
DBMemLeak.cpp
debug.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
EMuShareMem.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
EQEMuError.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
EQNetwork.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
eqtime.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
guilds.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Item.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
md5.cpp
misc.cpp
MiscFunctions.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
moremath.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Mutex.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
packet_dump.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
packet_dump_file.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
packet_functions.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
races.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
serverinfo.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
TCPConnection.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
timer.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Error executing cl.exe.

World.exe - 26 error(s), 0 warning(s)

--------------------Configuration: Zone - Win32 GuildWars Debug--------------------
Compiling...
attack.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
client.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
client_process.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
command.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
doors.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
entity.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
EQEMuError.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
faction.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
forage.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
groups.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
hate_list.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
loottables.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Map.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
mob.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
MobAI.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
net.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
npc.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Object.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
parser.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
petitions.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
PlayerCorpse.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
spawn2.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
spawngroup.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
spells.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
worldserver.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
zone.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
zonedbasync.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
classes.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
database.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
dbasync.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
dbcore.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
debug.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
EMuShareMem.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
EQNetwork.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
eqtime.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
guilds.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Item.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
MiscFunctions.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
moremath.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Mutex.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
packet_dump.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
packet_dump_file.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
packet_functions.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
races.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
serverinfo.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
TCPConnection.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
timer.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h(4438) : error C2018: unknown character '0xf'
Error executing cl.exe.

Zone.exe - 47 error(s), 0 warning(s)

any idea what this means?

:shock:
11-14-2003, 07:11 AM
Open up C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\winbase.h and take a look at line 4438. Sounds like you may have a corrupt file. Try re-installing your compiler.