Modern headers and libraries for VS 2005?

OpenGL
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I am trying to port some newer openGL code that uses VBO’s into an older app that is built w/VS 2005. It appears that the opengl headers/libraries included with VS 2005 is old and does not support VBO’s (glGenBuffers/glBindBuffer/glBufferData generate errors).

I can not port this app to VS 2010 due to some legacy licensed binaries that we can only link using VS 2005.

Is there a place to download newer gl headers AND libraries for VS 2005 or is there some additional headers AND libraries needed for VBOs on VS 2005?

Thanks in advance.

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Use GLEW:
http://glew.sourceforge.net/

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Or use glext.h and wglext.h, and grab pointers to appropriate functions by yourself. Those files are updated whenever a change to OpenGL API is made. No additional libraries are required. That’s why, among many other things, I like OpenGL. :slight_smile:

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I was actually already attempting to grab function pointers but I was using “wglGetExtensionsStringARB” to check for the “GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object” extension. Once I changed to use glGetString(GL_EXTENSIONS) instead, it all fell in place!

Thanks.

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If you can port to 2008 it will make life a whole lot easier and more pleasant. Otherwise yeah, use GLEW.

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All that [censored] about header file and what to do is in the Wiki
http://www.opengl.org/wiki/Getting_started

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