Re: [HACKERS] libpq static link library dowsn't work (M$ VS6)

[Hiroshi Inoue]

Finn Kettner wrote: > Hello again. > > I'm in the process of making a COM wrapper (enabling VB to connect to > PostGres) for the libpq library using Visual Studio 6.0 Pro, but have > a few problems. I can make use of the libpq.dll library from the COM > wrapper, but I thought that it might be a bit better if the actual > library routines was included in the COM wrapper, and thus making the > libpq.dll unnedded. > > But if I include all the files that make up the library, then I can't > get a connection. I even tried to make a small test file which works > ok when using the dll, but doesn't when I include the actual .c files > which make up the dll and static link library (.lib). Linking with the > static link library that comes with the dll file doesn't work either. > This little program is what I've used. Has anybody succedded in lnking > an application with the static link library (libpq.lib) and actually > getting a working application??? If so then I'm very interested in > getting any help. > libpq.dll calls WSAStartup() in dllmain() which is never called from static library. Probably you had better call WSAStartup() from upper level application. Regards. Hiroshi Inoue