Installing libcurl in VC++ (windows)

[Mooby]

Hello,

Recently I've gotten interested in "socket programming." I noticed many people mentioned using a library called "libcurl." It seems like a great library but there's one problem; I can't get it to work at all. Not as in I can't code with it, I just can't install it. I have absolutely no idea how to install a library into VC++ (or any compiler for that matter.)

Libcurl comes with an "include" folder that has a subfolder called "curl" which contains the header files. I've tried placing the files in the "include" folder into the one I found in VC++, then typing <include curl\curl.h> but nothing happens. The website (http://curl.haxx.se/) doesn't help at all.

P.S.: I know libcurl is a C library, and curlpp (the c++ version) is available, but it claims that libcurl must be installed to use it. Also I hope it doesn't make my post unrelated to the forum.

TL;DR: Can't install a library into vc++ on Windows XP, what do I do?

[Mooby]

Just a quit update...

I tried adding the "lib" and "include" folders in libcurl as a directory in VC++'s library files and hidden files options (respectively) but it still gives me

"error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol *libcurl function name here* referenced in function _main"

errors.

[Dufresne]

I guess you have to add additional lib files.
You can do it by editing project properties or it can be done via writing

#pragma comment( lib, "nameOFLib.lib" );
right after #include lines.

[Mooby]

Thanks for the quick reply, but it doesn't have any lib files. Only dll's, header files, etc.

[Dufresne]

possibly, you have to create .lib file with provided source codes and header files.