Linking MySQL database with visual studio2015 under win10

Introduction to the environment

operating system ：win10
mysql Database version （64 position ）：
visual studio:2015 pro

Installation steps

0、 install mysql database （ Default installation path ）

• mysql Official database download link
• mysql workbench Download link

1、 To connect to the database, first configure the environment

First the C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\lib Under the libmysql.dll Copied to the C:\Windows\System32 in

2、 modify win32 consoleapplication by 64 position

If it is not modified to x64, The following errors will be reported ：

3、 Item attribute ->VC+±> Include directory add mysql\include route , Used to reference header files

4、 Item attribute -> The linker -> routine -> Additional Library Directory add to mysql\lib route

5、 Item attribute -> The linker -> Input -> Additional dependency add to libmysql.lib Name is enough ( Add only static libraries )

Test code ：

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include<mysql.h>
#pragma comment(lib,"libmysql")

int main()
{
    
	// initialization 
	MYSQL * mysql = mysql_init(NULL);
	if (mysql == NULL)
	{
    
		printf(" initialization failed %s", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}
	// Change character set to utf-8
	system("chcp 65001");
	mysql_set_character_set(mysql, "utf8");
	MYSQL * contMysql = mysql_real_connect(mysql,
		"127.0.0.1",// Address 
		"root",// account number 
		"xxxxx",// password 
		"testdb",// database 
		3306,// port 
	    NULL,
		0
	);

	if (contMysql == NULL)
	{
    
		printf(" link failure %s", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	std::cout << "Connect success\n";
	// Create database 
	int ret = mysql_query(contMysql, "create database If Not Exists myNewDatabase");
	if (ret)
	{
    
		printf(" Failed to create database %s", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	// Create table 
	ret = mysql_query(contMysql, "create table If Not Exists myNewDatabase.T_STUDENT (sid varchar(50),sname varchar(50))");
    if (ret){
    
		printf(" Failed to create table %s", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	// Add data 
	ret = mysql_query(contMysql, "create table If Not Exists myNewDatabase.T_STUDENT (sid varchar(50),sname varchar(50))");

	if (ret){
    
		printf(" Failed to create table %s", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}


	// Insert 
	ret = mysql_query(contMysql, "insert into myNewDatabase.T_STUDENT values('s002',' Hello ')");

	if (ret){
    
		printf(" Insert the failure %s", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}


   // Inquire about 
	ret = mysql_query(contMysql, "select * from myNewDatabase.T_STUDENT ");

	if (ret){
    
		printf("Query faliure %s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}
	else {
    
		// Save the results of the query 
		MYSQL_RES* res = mysql_store_result(contMysql);

		MYSQL_FIELD* field;
		// Query which fields are returned here  sid sname
		while ((field = mysql_fetch_field(res)))
		{
    
			printf(" %s\t", field->name);
		}

		unsigned int  num_fields = mysql_num_fields(res);
		printf("\r\n");
		MYSQL_ROW row;
		while (row = mysql_fetch_row(res))
		{
    
			for (size_t i = 0; i < num_fields; i++)
			{
    
				printf("%s ", row[i]);
			}
			printf("\r\n");
		}
		mysql_free_result(res);
	}
	mysql_close(contMysql);
	return 0;
}

test result