GetFileVersionInfoSize

[Tom St Denis]

suityou01 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to call the GetFileVersionInfoSize api from a C application. The
> above API is defined in Windows.h which is included and I also have to
> include the Version.lib. I have included both and yet when I compile I get a
> linker error
>
> "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/cc6uH1bk.o:util.c:(.text+0x6e): undefined
> refe
> rence to `GetFileVersionInfoSizeA@8'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status"
>
> Which looks like its not picking up the lib.
>
> Can anyone give some tips on how to successfully include windows libs and
> reference apis?
>   

You have to link against the appropriate import library.  If that 
routine is not part of the default C runtime find out which DLL it's in 
and add that to your link statement.

[This is also not a gcc-help question]

Tom