Thread: MySQL C API Header File Problems

Hi All,

I am currently an electrical engineering student and I am working on a project.

My background is more hardware, but I find myself currently doing some software work.

I need a C program to be able to read in values from a MySQL table on another machine. I have installed MySQL and used the MySQL header file.

“#include <mysql.h> ”

However, when I compile the program I receive a series of messages:

“Could not find sys/types.h Would you like to look for it?”
“Could not find features.h Would you like to look for it?”
“Could not find sys/cdefs.h Would you like to look for it?”
Ect…


I went online and found .txt versions of many of these header files, but I think there must be an easier way to solve this problem. I have not been involved with software for quite some time and could use a little help.

Looked through some other threads but couldn't find anything. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

Regards - Robby

Ahhhh... Mats you are a life saver.

Feel like quite the idiot now.

Appreciate the help.

-Robby

Mats,

Here is some more information about what I am doing, I made sure the version I installed was for windows, but I am still getting the same problem.

Here is a bit more information about what I am trying to do.

My OS is Windows XP.

I installed MySQL using mysql-5.1.32-win32.msi

I used the custom installation to include all of the developer package and I also used the developer configuration.

During the configuration I received a MySQL.Error: 0, which I have yet to be able to fix.

I am writing and compiling the C code in LabWindows CVI.

I use #include <mysql.h> (which does exist in the folder created during installation).

However, other library files such as "sys/types.h" and "features.h" cannot be found.

I am still up able to use the MySQL C API.