Compiler Linker Error

The code you're trying to compile needs the ODBC libraries to build properly. Reinstall Visual Studio and select the options for the ODBC development libraries (not sure exactly what these are called in VS2005).

Or download MDAC:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en

Installing the MDAC didn't help. Searching computer didn't reveal the new files, either. I don't get it - it worked find under MSVC++ 6.0.

In fact, what is the ODBC anyway? It sounds like database stuff I don't use anyway.

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Original post by _goat In fact, what is the ODBC anyway? It sounds like database stuff I don't use anyway.

What is ODBC?


If you get unresolved external link errors, here's what to do.

1) Start with the first function it says is unresolved.
2) Look up the function in the SDK documentation
3) Scroll to the bottom of the page
4) Note what library it says you need to link with
5) Add the library to the list of libraries to link with.
6) Recompile to run the linker.
7) If there are unresolved external functions go back to 1

If the unresolved externals aren't windows functions then they'll be in some other library you're using. If they're your own functions then you need to include the .cpp or .h file with the implementation.