[FIXED] PRODUCT_ID, PRODUCT_VERSION, SYSTEM_THREAD, SYSTEM_MODE in Workbench

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So, I’m on a new project, and after using Particle IDE for years, I decided to give the Workbench a try.

Unfortunately, the PRODUCT_ID, PRODUCT_VERSION, SYSTEM_THREAD, and SYSTEM_MODE macros don’t seem to work (local compilation)… Any clue?

<command-line>:0:12: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
/Users/phil/dev/cloudscent/src/cloudscent.ino:10:1: note: in expansion of macro 'PRODUCT_ID'
 PRODUCT_ID(10336);
 ^
/Users/phil/dev/cloudscent/src/cloudscent.ino:11:16: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '(' token
 PRODUCT_VERSION(00100);
                ^
/Users/phil/dev/cloudscent/src/cloudscent.ino:12:14: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '(' token
 SYSTEM_THREAD(ENABLED);
              ^
/Users/phil/dev/cloudscent/src/cloudscent.ino:13:12: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '(' token
 SYSTEM_MODE(AUTOMATIC);
            ^
make[3]: *** [../build/target/user/platform-6-m/cloudscent/src/cloudscent.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [user] Error 2
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OK, it seems I fixed it.

Just added

#include "Particle.h"
#include "application.h"

before the macros. It compiled. Eureka!
(can’t remember doing this in Particle IDE and using the Particle-CLI though…)

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you shouldn’t need to add headers when using an .ino main file.

if you provide the additional info listed here :point_right: How to report bugs and provide feedback i’d love to take a look :+1:

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Just as side note, since @m_m already addressed the main point: application.h was superseded by Particle.h so even if you needed the include in a .cpp or .h file it would only be #include <Particle.h>

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Dev Code Studio has been acting strange since I started using it. Like clicking on the methods to go to the declaration or the header files is sometimes taking forever… I’m thinking of reinstalling the whole package… Side note I had Platform.io extension installed too, and it may be conflicting with Particle’s (at least it’s conflicting with the Arduino extension)

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Good to know, thanks. Always wondered… But application.h is still required if main file is a .cpp, no?

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Nope, application.h and Particle.h are more or less the same thing but Particle.h is the “new” version that should replace application.h (which should be deprecated IMO).