Problem while including sql.h in Dev-C++

[georgekjolly]

Hi all,

I started using DEV-c++ very recently. But while including sql.h ,I am getting compile time errors. Is this due to some problems in Project Settings ???

/*My Code follows*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sql.h>

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

system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

/*Errors is shown below*/

/*Error#1*/
**********
C:\Dev-Cpp\include\sql.h:13, from main.c In file included from

C:\Dev-Cpp/include/sql.h:13, from main.c


/*Error#2*/
**********
C:\Dev-Cpp\main.c from main.c


/*Error#3*/
***********
C:\Dev-Cpp\include\sqltypes.h syntax error before "UDWORD"

/*Erro#4*/
**********
C:\Dev-Cpp\include\sqltypes.h syntax error before "PTR"

continues...
such 79 Errors are coming.

why this is happening.

Please Help me.

George

[waveclaw]

While having dozens of Syntax errors in a 3rd party header file looks ominous, it usually has a simple cause. The file may be importing symbols and macros from another file that was not found. Or yoru sql.h is assuming the definitions are provided by the compiler or environment.. Headaches such as this are common when porting software from one platform to another.

I assume from the topic and the fact that you are using a header file called sql.h, that you are trying to import functions and structures to use the Structured Query Language in C++. This is quite common as databases are popular places to store large amounts of data or offload managing that data to database via a specialized language such as embedded SQL. However, different implementations of SQL support the standard with varying quality. Most importantly, each implementation uses a custom set of libraries and header files with embeded SQL in C/C++.

What this means is that it would be usefull to know what embedded SQL implementation you are using? Is it SQLlite? Oracle embeded PL/SQL? SQL that shipped with Dev-C++ or that uses some fancy ODBC layer?

What dependancies does your sql.h have? What project is it from or is it a file you rolled-your own?

At the worst, if it's an sql.h file that was shipped with the compiler, you might try reodering the includes. Or searching for a file that defines the missing macros / structures and including that before sql.h

[georgekjolly]

Hai WaveClaw,

Thank u very much for ur information. I hve solved the problem by including #include<windows.h> just above the #include<sql.h>

Thanks
Bye
George