Lew Barnesson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I habe been using the C api, mysql 3.22.13-beta-debug.
>
> This couldn't be a bug because the program has been working for months,
> that is, up until 2 days ago. The compiler suddenly seems confused about
> usage of the mysql_connect api.
>
> An excerpt:
>
> MYSQL myData, *pmysql=NULL ;
>
> - - this statement - -
>
> if (pmysql = mysql_connect( &myData, "localhost", "root", NULL) !=
> NULL) {
>
> - - Results in the error: Cannot convert 'bool' to 'st_mysql
> *'
>
> Where is the 'bool'?
>
> I've re-loaded mysql.h, but no help.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards, -Lew
Hi Lew
You have forgotton the paranthesis around the assignment to 'pmysql'.
So it tries to assign the result of 'mysql_connect(..) != NULL' to pmysql :)
Try instead:
...
if ( (pmysql = mysql_connect( &myData, "localhost", "root", NULL )) != NULL ) {
...
Tschau
Christian
