How to fix unresolved external symbol due to MySql Connector C++?

Question

I followed this tutorial http://blog.ulf-wendel.de/?p=215#hello. I tried both on Visual C++ 2008 and Visual C++ 2010. Either static or dynamic, the compiler gave me the same

Answer 1

I don't know if you have your heart set on using this MySQL Connector/Driver package but there are many robust database wrappers available for free or nearly free out there if this is causing seemingly unspoken headaches for you.

I actually was thoroughly impressed by QT database objects when I used them previously for a data model project. The QT framework is licensed under LGPL and also has a commercial version available and is a very versatile set of cross platform libraries. The QtSql objects provide a consistent interface to many databases including MySql, SQLServer, Postgres, ODBC, etc with the ability to substitute your own drivers and still use the same interface for everything at a high level in C++

Some other notable options:

SQLApi++

MySQL++

Not trying to come on like a salesman or anything and I have no affiliation with any of these but sometimes it never hurts to shop around and find something that works better for your needs.