C++ Linking SQLite to Visual Studio 2019 project

Question

I am trying to use SQLite with Visual Studio 2019. I downloaded "amalgamation" package and included"sqlite3.h" and "sqlite3.c" files to the project but I get errors(link to pastebin below)

#include "sqlite3.h"
#include "sqlite3.c"

https://pastebin.com/6T5HMnyh

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

I had hit this same thing today. As SM stated, you don't want to include the.c file anywhere in this process. You should include the sqlite3.h file and follow these instructions. I found that I not only had to download the amalgmation files but also the dll files (for either x64 or x86 depending on your flavor). I used https://sqlite.org/2021/sqlite-dll-win32-x86-3360000.zip , which gave me a.dll and a.def file. Copy them to your project directory and then open up a Visual Studio command prompt (terminal in the View menu). Browse to the directory that you've copied the files to and type LIB /DEF:sqlite3.def . This will create a library file for VS to use. Add this file to your project dependencies at Project Properties -> Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies (you'll have to type it in manually as you can't browse). Compiling in Visual Studio should now work successfully.