LNK2001 error with static var. 1

[Themuppeteer]

Hello guys,

I'm trying to write a network client in VC6.0.
I'm using WSADATA, and socket, and I did put mpr.lib wsock32.lib in the linker dialog under object libraries/modules.
I'm gonna use an array of sockets in my program.
Thats why I made my WSADATA var static in my wrapper class for socket, because I (think I) want to initialize it only once (is this correct?) for the complete program.
I get this error:

Communication.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "private: static struct WSAData Communication::wsaDat" (?wsaDat@Communication@@0UWSAData@@A)
Communication.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "private: static int Communication::wsaInitialized" (?wsaInitialized@Communication@@0HA)
Debug/Upgrade.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals

when I don't set them to static, it works fine.
Any clues ?

thnx!

Greetz,

NOSPAM_themuppeteer@hotmail.com (for mails, remove the NOSPAM_)

http://www.themuppeteer.tk

"Those who say they understand chess, understand nothing"

-- Robert HUBNER

 

[Cagliostro]

it means you must initialize this member before using, for example

class x
{
static int y;
};
//initialize y
int x::y = 1234;

now you may use y anywheer.

Ion Filipski

 

[Themuppeteer]

Darn! I did that but I forgot the x:: before my var.
I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake...
Thnx a lot!

Greetz,

NOSPAM_themuppeteer@hotmail.com (for mails, remove the NOSPAM_)

http://www.themuppeteer.tk

"Those who say they understand chess, understand nothing"

-- Robert HUBNER