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uglmiller@cc.memphis.edu wrote:
: In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.951213191901.4036B-100000@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>, Ohima Agans-Oliha <oaganso@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu> writes:
: > 
: > hi all,
: >  i have a problem with .lib files. for example i have a file "graf.h" 
: > with names of functions, and "graf.lib" with the prototypes. i include 
: > "graf.h" in a program "test.cpp". if i compile it tells me funcition 
: > <xxx> should have prototype. i know i am not linking the "graf.lib" file. 
: > how do i link the "graf.lib" file with the program? i used project...it 
: > didn't work. answers shall be appreciated.

You're right, you need to link the .lib file with your program, how you do it
depends on the compiler.  In most, it is done through the project file.  If 
it isn't linking you should get a "<function> undefined" type of error.  A prototype error generally only occurs when function names don't match, or sometimes
when you give the wrong number of arguments.
Some copilers also want the directories of library and include files specified.  If graph.h isn't in the working directory, or in the compiler's include 
directory, and you haven't told the comiler where else to look, you'll get the 
eror that you described, since the compiler doesn't know where to find the 
.h file with the prototypes for your functions.  I bet that this is what's
happening to you.  There are two ways to fix it, 1) look in your compiler's 
reference and find out how to list alternate search directories (for both .libs
and include files), or speciify the absolute address of the file in the include statement, like : #include "c:\graphics\include\graf.h" or wherever the file
is, then the compiler knows exactly where to find your header!!

Good luck!
Scorponok

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