WSASocket(....) causing unresolved external symbol __imp__WSASocketA@2

[ADoozer]

the code compiles perfectly until i add the following line

sock=WSASocket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW,IPPROTO_IP,NULL,0,WSA_FLAG_OVERLAPPED);

after i add that line and compile, i get 2 errors

Creating library Object___Win32_Final/Object.lib and object Object___Win32_Final/Object.exp
MultiplayerIPBan.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__WSASocketA@24
final\Object.lto : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

i cannot see how this would cause an issue as i have the code working in another project.

any help appreciated.

If somethings hard to do, its not worth doing - Homer Simpson

 

[ADoozer]

never mind..

added

#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")

and it compiles now....

If somethings hard to do, its not worth doing - Homer Simpson