Vinita, You are lacking the "-l" lib directives on your link line. You have the "-L" directives which tell the link WHERE to look. But you also need to specify WHICH actual libraries to link in. I don't know a thing about DB2 on NT but my guess is it'll be pretty obvious when you look in If it isn't there is always the DB2 web site which I'm has what you're looking for. Acutally, now that I look closer you seem to have tried to combine bothe functions into a single "-L" directive. Try changing: -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\lib\db2api.lib into -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\lib" -ldb2api.lib Best of luck. Gerard Bras -----Original Message----- From: gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sinha, Vinita Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:30 PM To: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: compile and link a C with embedded SQl program using gcc and DB2 Hi, I am trying to compile a simple sql program using c and DB2 . It fails in the link step.Which are the other Libraries I need to add in the link step to make it work ? This is the bat file for compile @echo off rem Licensed Materials - Property of IBM if exist "%1.sqx" goto embedded if exist "%1.sqc" goto embedded goto non_embedded :embedded rem Precompile and bind the program. call embprep %1 %2 %3 %4 rem Compile the program. if exist "%1.cxx" goto cpp_emb goto link_embedded :cpp_emb rem Link the program. :link_embedded gcc -I"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\include" -I"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\samples\c" -I"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\samples\cli" -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -osqlexample.o sqlexample.c gcc -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\include" -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\lib\db2api.lib" -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\samples\c" -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\bin" -o2006b.exe sqlexample.o goto exit The compile log with errors : C:\R20006\cPrograms>bldappgcc.bat sqlexample Replica1 db2admin db2admin Database Connection Information Database server = DB2/NT 8.1.0 SQL authorization ID = DB2ADMIN Local database alias = REPLICA1 LINE MESSAGES FOR sqlexample.sqc ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- SQL0060W The "C" precompiler is in progress. SQL0091W Precompilation or binding was ended with "0" errors and "0" warnings. LINE MESSAGES FOR sqlexample.bnd ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- SQL0061W The binder is in progress. SQL0091N Binding was ended with "0" errors and "0" warnings. DB20000I The SQL command completed successfully. C:\R20006\cPrograms>rem Compile the program. C:\R20006\cPrograms>if exist "sqlexample.cxx" goto cpp_emb C:\R20006\cPrograms>goto link_embedded C:\R20006\cPrograms>gcc -I"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\include" -I"C:\Program Files\ SQLLIB\samples\c" -I"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\samples\cli" -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmes sage-length=0 -osqlexample.o sqlexample.c sqlexample.sqc:73:18: warning: character constant too long for its type sqlexample.sqc:73:30: warning: character constant too long for its type sqlexample.sqc:73:42: warning: character constant too long for its type sqlexample.sqc: In function `main': sqlexample.sqc:73: warning: passing arg 1 of `DbConnect' makes pointer from inte ger without a cast sqlexample.sqc:73: warning: passing arg 2 of `DbConnect' makes pointer from inte ger without a cast sqlexample.sqc:73: warning: passing arg 3 of `DbConnect' makes pointer from inte ger without a cast sqlexample.sqc:87: warning: control reaches end of non-void function sqlexample.sqc: In function `TbBasicSelect': sqlexample.sqc:121: warning: unused variable `rc' C:\R20006\cPrograms>gcc -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\include" -L"C:\Program Files\ SQLLIB\lib\db2api.lib" -L"C:\Program Files\SQLLIB\samples\c" -L"C:\Program File s\SQLLIB\bin" -o2006b.exe sqlexample.o sqlexample.o(.text+0xce): In function `main': /cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:84: undefined reference to `_sqlastr t@12' sqlexample.o(.text+0xfd):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:84: undefin ed reference to `_sqlacall@20' sqlexample.o(.text+0x10c):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:84: undefi ned reference to `_sqlastop@4' sqlexample.o(.text+0x24a): In function `DbConnect': /cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:105: undefined reference to `_sqlast rt@12' sqlexample.o(.text+0x271):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:105: undef ined reference to `_sqlaaloc@16' sqlexample.o(.text+0x31c):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:105: undef ined reference to `_sqlasetda@24' sqlexample.o(.text+0x34b):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:105: undef ined reference to `_sqlacall@20' sqlexample.o(.text+0x35a):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:105: undef ined reference to `_sqlastop@4' sqlexample.o(.text+0x380):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:111: undef ined reference to `_sqlastrt@12' sqlexample.o(.text+0x3a7):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:111: undef ined reference to `_sqlaaloc@16' sqlexample.o(.text+0x406):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:111: undef ined reference to `_sqlasetda@24' sqlexample.o(.text+0x435):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:111: undef ined reference to `_sqlacall@20' sqlexample.o(.text+0x444):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:111: undef ined reference to `_sqlastop@4' sqlexample.o(.text+0x4b1): In function `TbBasicSelect': /cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:126: undefined reference to `_sqlast rt@12' sqlexample.o(.text+0x4d8):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:126: undef ined reference to `_sqlaaloc@16' sqlexample.o(.text+0x538):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:126: undef ined reference to `_sqlasetda@24' sqlexample.o(.text+0x567):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:126: undef ined reference to `_sqlacall@20' sqlexample.o(.text+0x576):/cygdrive/c/R20006/cPrograms/sqlexample.sqc:126: undef ined reference to `_sqlastop@4' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status C:\R20006\cPrograms>rem link -debug -out:sqlexample.exe sqlexample.obj utilemb.o bj db2api.lib C:\R20006\cPrograms>goto exit The system cannot find the batch label specified - exit C:\R20006\cPrograms> Any help will be appreciated Thanks Vinita