cannot open include file 1

[BlackDice]

have a file that is trying to include the header file for MySQL. I have the file in the project folder and have added it to the project and I keep getting this error:

fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'mysql.h': No such file or directory

Can anyone help?

bdiamond

 

[Salem]

> I have the file in the project folder
Probably not a good idea to go copying parts of the package like that.

You should have two directories along the lines of
/path/mysql/include
/path/mysql/lib

In the project settings, do the following
For the compiler, locate the entry for "additional include paths". Add /path/mysql/include
For the linker, locate the entry for "additional library paths". Add /path/mysql/lib.
Also locate the entry which lists the names of libraries to look for, and add libmysql.a (or whatever its called) to the list of libraries already searched.

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[BlackDice]

thank you!

bdiamond

 

[BlackDice]

AArgh!!! I thought I had it, but I guess not. I think I'm putting these additional libraries in wrong or something. this is what I have:

On the Link tab: (with input selected)
Under Object/library modules:
libmysql.lib mysqlclient.lib zlib.lib alxBASEd.lib
under additional library paths:
G:\mysql\lib,G:\downloads\dbase classes\alxBASE\Lib

On C++ tab(with preprocessor selected)
under additional include directories:
G:\mysql\include,G:\downloads\MySql classes,G:\downloads\dbase classes\alxBASE\SRC

All the header files and libraries I need are in those paths. do I need to put quotes around the paths or separate them differently? thanks for any help




bdiamond

 

[Salem]

You almost certainly need quotes around paths which contain spaces.

As for what separator to use - I can't remember off hand, I'm not near VC at the moment.
In order, if I were guessing, spaces, commas, semicolons

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[Zyrenthian]

Just looked at my project settings and i have spaces without quotes. I dont think that is the issue. Just as a TEMPORARY test, see if you can use the absolute path for the include to see if the problem is fixed

#include "G:\downloads\dbase classes\alxBase\SRC\<headerfile>"

Do this in all places. If that works, I am at a loss as this should work. The other thing to check is if the include file is spelled correctly.

Matt