Ellipse() and Rectangle() functions linker error undefiend reference to Rectangle@20

[Mike ekiM]

Hi guys Im having a problem with Painting a rectangle on a window.
the following gives me 2 linker errors from the Rectangle and Ellipse functions.

case WM_PAINT:
               hdc = BeginPaint(hwnd, &ps);
               Rectangle(hdc, 0, 0, 200, 100);
               //Line(hdc, 0, 0, 200, 100);
               Ellipse(hdc, 0, 0, 200, 100);
               EndPaint(hwnd, &ps);
               return 0;

[linker error] undefined reference to 'Rectangle@20'
[Linker error] undefined reference to 'Ellipse@20'

in Dev-c++
Please help

[guestgulkan]

Are you linking with the correct libraries - in particular Gdi32.lib ?

[Mike ekiM]

i dont know the files at the top are

//#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <math.h>
//#include <cmath.h>
//#include <math>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

whats Gdi32.lib and how do i link it?
Thank you for responding

[guestgulkan]

What IDE are you using??

[modoran]

He is using dev-c++, according to first post.

Add gdi32.a as linker input.

[guestgulkan]

I need specs :-)