SetSuspendState Gives the Linking error in c

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Hi,

My program is try to put system in standby mode.

C++

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <PowrProf.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    SetSuspendState(TRUE, FALSE, FALSE);

    return 0;
}

I Include the library file "PowrProf.lib".

Even though it gives two linking errors.

Error is:

stanby.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "unsigned char __stdcall SetSuspendState(unsigned char,unsigned char,unsigned char)" (?SetSuspendState@@YGEEEE@Z)
Debug/stanby.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

What is the solution for this.

Posted 9-Nov-11 0:32am

@BangIndia

Updated 9-Nov-11 0:34am

RaisKazi

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Chuck O'Toole 9-Nov-11 9:55am

Interesting that the linker says it can't a function that take three "unsigned char" arguments yet you are calling it with three "boolean" arguments. Regardless of the linker issue, are you sure you're calling this correctly?

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Solution 1

Where did you include PowrProf.lib? Check that it is correctly included in your project's Linker properties.

Posted 9-Nov-11 3:11am

Richard MacCutchan

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Andrew Brock · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-09T16:38:00

Solution 2

You probably added the library into the wrong place, simplest way of including a library is in the code.

Add the line #pragma comment(lib, "PowrProf.lib") just after the #includes.

This will only work on the Visual Studio Compiler

Posted 9-Nov-11 16:38pm

Andrew Brock

Updated 9-Nov-11 16:39pm

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