Re: Libpq.dll: File not recognized

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:23 PM, Bidski <bidski@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I downloaded the "one-click" installer for PostgreSQL 9.0 beta2 for Windo=
ws
> x64 (postgresql-9.0.0-beta2-windows-x64.exe) and installed it on my Windo=
ws
> 7 64 bit system. Installation seemed to go off without a hitch, but when I
> tried to link to libpq in my project I received the following error.
>
>
> =A0=A0=A0=A0C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\lib/libpq.dll: file not recognize=
d: File
> format not recognized

Don't link against the DLL, link against the .lib.

> Some system info.....
>
> OS: Windows 7 64-bit
>
> MSYS ver: 1.0.14
>
> MinGW ver: 4.5.0
>
> Make ver: GNU make 3.81
>
> If it matters ..... My IDE is Eclipse Galileo and I am compiling my proje=
ct
> using the MinGW toolchain.

The server is built with VC++ 2008 - I have no idea if Mingw can use
64bit VC++ libraries.


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Dave Page
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