You need to link with wsock32.lib. //Magnus > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of srinivasa.n > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:33 PM > To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GENERAL] linker > > Hi I am new to postgre sql I am trying to execute the sample > c code which are connecting to postgre data base > > It is postgre web site, I am not bale to compile that code it > is generating linker error > > Could any body tell how to set lib and dill which are > required to exec cute the following is the > > Error I am getting > > > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _closesocket@4 referenced in function _connectDBStart > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _closesocket@4 > > libpq.lib(fe-protocol3.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved > external symbol _closesocket@4 > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _getsockname@12 referenced in function _PQconnectPoll > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _getsockopt@20 referenced in function _PQconnectPoll > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _WSAGetLastError@0 referenced in function > _PQconnectPoll > > libpq.lib(getaddrinfo.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved > external symbol _WSAGetLastError@0 > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _WSAGetLastError@0 > > libpq.lib(thread.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _WSAGetLastError@0 > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _connect@12 referenced in function _PQconnectPoll > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _socket@12 referenced in function _PQconnectPoll > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _ioctlsocket@12 referenced in function > _connectMakeNonblocking > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _setsockopt@20 referenced in function _connectNoDelay > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _WSASetLastError@4 referenced in function > _makeEmptyPGconn > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _WSAStartup@8 referenced in function _makeEmptyPGconn > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _recv@16 referenced in function _PQrequestCancel > > libpq.lib(fe-secure.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _recv@16 > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _send@16 referenced in function _PQrequestCancel > > libpq.lib(fe-secure.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _send@16 > > libpq.lib(fe-protocol2.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved > external symbol _htonl@4 > > libpq.lib(fe-protocol3.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved > external symbol _htonl@4 > > libpq.lib(inet_aton.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _htonl@4 > > libpq.lib(fe-connect.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _htonl@4 referenced in function _PQrequestCancel > > libpq.lib(ip.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _htonl@4 > > libpq.lib(getaddrinfo.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved > external symbol _htonl@4 > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _htonl@4 > > libpq.lib(getaddrinfo.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _htons@4 referenced in function _pg_getaddrinfo > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external > symbol _htons@4 referenced in function _pqGetc > > libpq.lib(getaddrinfo.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _ntohs@4 referenced in function _pg_getnameinfo > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external > symbol _ntohs@4 > > libpq.lib(getaddrinfo.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved > external symbol _inet_ntoa@4 referenced in function _pg_getnameinfo > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external > symbol _ntohl@4 referenced in function _pqGetInt > > libpq.lib(fe-misc.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external > symbol _select@20 referenced in function _pqSocketPoll > > libpq.lib(thread.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external > symbol _gethostbyname@4 referenced in function _pqGethostbyname > > Debug/a.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 19 unresolved externals > > > > Advance thanks > > > > Regards, > > > > Srinivasa, > > > > > > > >