unable to link FMOD library to VS2010 project - c++

Question

I am trying to link FMOD to my project, which I did very easily in the past in Visual Studio 2008.... So I have placed the fmodex_vc.lib and the fmodex.dll file in my project directory, added them to my project's solution explorer, then created a SoundMgr.h file which includes the fmod.h file
#include "include\fmod\fmod.h"
Where fmod has been placed in the include\fmod folder and opens ok if i right click on the above code and click "Open Document"...
But if I try to write any code at all, including a simple "using namespace FMOD" it tells me that it FMOD is undeclared or unidentified.... am I missing any step?
EDIT:
What the class looks like so far is:
#pragma once
#include "main.h"
#include "include\fmod\fmod.hpp"
#include "include\fmod\fmod_errors.h"
#include "include\fmod\fmod.h"
class SoundMgr{
void init();
};
void SoundMgr::init(){
FSOUND_Init (44100, 32, 0);
}
And the error is:
Error 1 error C3861: 'FSOUND_Init': identifier not found
And that's for any line of the sample code that I try import from this quick guide:
GameDev FMOD quick guide
I tried adding the library as an additional dependency in the Input section of the Properties/Linker and I get
1. fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'fmodex_vc.lib'
Any of these errors ring a bell?

Answer 1

Don't you want fmod.hpp to get the c++ features?

Answer 2

you can include the headers path in C/C++ > General and library path to Linker properties and include the dll's in you project. In this case you have the files in you release/debug dir

Answer 3

Right so I eventually fixed it by removing the Additional Dependency in the Input section of the Linker and instead adding Include and Library directories in in Configuration Properties\VC++ directories.... Most articles I found advise to use the actual full path to the FMOD installation folder, but since I want this project to be portable and self contained, i created a "lib" and "include" folder in my project and put those files in them... (used the directories "\lib" and "\include" in the project properties which I am assuming links to the project folder, have never done this before but am hoping it won't cause dependency issues if I compile this on a different machine)...