[fpc-pascal] Re:The Interface to MySQL has changed on version by version Andi Purwito

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, L wrote:

> > mysqlku.pas(16,18) Error: Identifier not found "TMYSQL"
> > mysqlku.pas(16,18) Error: Error in type definition
> > mysqlku.pas(18,22) Error: Identifier not found "TMYSQL_ROW"
> > mysqlku.pas(18,22) Error: Error in type definition
> > mysqlku.pas(74,17) Error: Operator is not  overloaded
> > mysqlku.pas(76,32) Error: Illegal qualifier
> > mysqlku.pas(76,35) Error: Illegal expression
> > mysqlku.pas(77,35) Error: Illegal qualifier
> > mysqlku.pas(77,38) Error: Illegal expression
> > mysqlku.pas(78,37) Error: Illegal qualifier
> > mysqlku.pas(78,44) Error: Illegal expression
> >
> > It's look that the interface has changed. But where can we get and follow its
> > change?
> 
> Instead of using 'TMYSQL_ROW' try 'MYSQL_ROW' (omit the T).
> That way, you can compile the code with both versions of Mysql since the old
> units have the type definitions without the 'T' also.
> 
> To Michael or whoever knows:
> Did the C header files use 'T' back then but not now?

That's one of the changes, yes. The first versions of the mysql headers
were done manually, if I remember correctly. Only later, a switch was
made to h2pas.

Michael.