Getting Linking error in Visual C++

[bishnu12]

Hi all,

I am trying to compile a C++ code which i have written for creating a socket and doing simple linking with a server in VC++. The code compiles fine. But while building the code(using the Build command) it throws the following error.

--------------------Configuration: domain - Win32 Debug--------------------
Linking...
sockets.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _getaddrinfo@16
Debug/domain.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

domain.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Anybody has any knowledge about which .lib file to be added to remove the error or any other suggestion to remove the error......please share it with me.

Thanks,
Bishnu

[Banfa]

I do not see any such function as getaddrinfo in my Windows Sockets implementation.

Either it is a function you have forgotten to implement or you meant a different function.

[Motoma]

Make sure you are linking against Ws2_32.dll

[bishnu12]

Thank you very much for your response. I got it fixed. You have to include Wspiapi.h header file. It solves the problem as it has these two functions implemented.