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Hi Friends
i have a problem... i have a file(say file1.cxx) in which i declare a map & through a function on this file say enter i can insert value in this map..now i want to call this function from another file having extension .c & wants to enter value in it from that file..but linker error comes .. how it can be possible..

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Jonmac

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MDarling

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=== main.c ===

#include "myheader.h"

int main()
{
map_insert("hello");
map_insert("world");
return 0;
}

=== header file ===

#ifndef myheader_h
#define myheader_h

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

int map_insert(char* s);

#ifdef __cplusplus
};
#endif

#endif

=== C++ Source ===

#include "myheader.h"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int map_insert(char* s)
{
cerr << s << ' ';
return 0;
}

Axter

Which are you trying to do?

[1] Are you trying to access a function in a *.cxx file from a *.c file?

OR

[2] Are you trying to access a function in a *.c file from a *.cxx file?

Axter

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