error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'CRITICAL_SECTION'

[henry1999sg]

This is very strange. I just delcare a CRITICAL_SECTION cs_reconDB_query;
in h file
class RecConfiguration
{

private:
static CRITICAL_SECTION cs_reconDB_query;

in cpp file
CRITICAL_SECTION RecConfiguration::cs_reconDB_query;

but got a compliation error
error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'CRITICAL_SECTION'

any help ?

[henry1999sg]

strangely enough. somehow it is gone.. not sure what was wrong..
anyway pls ignore this posting