help on using C for postgresql

[Madhurima Das <madhurima.das@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am a beginner in Postgresql and trying to write a C++ program to connect a database and retrieve information from a database.

I have downloaded Postgresql 9.3 in my MAC laptop and could create a database XXX with a user YYY and password ZZZ. I can create, modify etc using the pgAdmin3 tool. 

Next, I tried connecting the database using the code:

#include <iostream>

#include <pqxx/pqxx> 

using namespace std;

using namespace pqxx;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

{

   try{

      connection C("dbname=XXX user=YYY password=ZZZ \

      hostaddr=127.0.0.1 port=5432");

      if (C.is_open()) {

         cout << "Opened database successfully: " << C.dbname() << endl;

      } else {

         cout << "Can't open database" << endl;

         return 1;

      }

      C.disconnect ();

   }catch (const std::exception &e){

      cerr << e.what() << std::endl;

      return 1;

   }

}

However, the output says: error: pqxx/pqxx: No such file or directory

When I try to install pqxx, I get configure error as:

PostgreSQL configuration script pg_config not found.  Make sure this is in your

command path before configuring.  Without it, the configure script has no way to

find the right location for the libpq library and its headers.

I would appreciate your help in solving my problem. 

Thanks for your patience!!

Regards

Madhurima