Thread: Linker Errors...

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    Linker Errors...

    Hi,

    I am trying out some simple stuff on C... I am trying to run them in MS Visual studio 6.0 on Windows... For every small function that I add to my program, I get a linker error (and not a compilation error...)


    Eg: For the part of the code below:

    Code:
    #include<process.h> 
    #include<stdlib.h> 
    #include<stdio.h> 
    #include <time.h> 
    int main() { 
    //.... some code or nothing 
    sleep( 1000 ); 
    printf("\n %s",getdate()); 
    //.... some code or nothing 
    }

    I get the errors:

    Code:
    Linking... 
    Thread_Run_Tests.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _sleep 
    Thread_Run_Tests.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _getdate 
    Debug/Thread_Run_Tests.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals 
    Error executing link.exe.

    Please tell me if I have missed out in specifying some compiler/linker option in visual Studio... Or else, if you could tell me how to compile with options on cmd prompt, even that is fine!

    Thanks a lot guys,
    -manu

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    Try including windows.h, and using Sleep(1000) instead (notice the capital s). Also, I think you need to read up on how getdate() works.

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    yeah... I tried Sleep() and included <windows.h>... There was no change in the results though

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    I think getdate() is a POSIX function that doesn't work in MSVC.
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    From google I found this page, which suggests getdate() is POSIX.
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