using c-isam library

[stuartd]

Hi,
I am using an old C library (c-isam) which has 2 functions with the same name(!) :

isindexinfo(int,struct keydesc*,int) and
isindexinfo(int,struct dictinfo*,int)

I can't get my c++ complier to compile my program which uses these functions.
First I need to declare the function, but by declaring one, the second causes confilict.

I need both as they do different things.

Can anyone help?

 

[chipperMDW]

If it's a C library, then declaring two functions with the same name is indeed illegal. If these two appear in the same file, there must be an

#ifdef

that only allows one to be declared.

On the other hand, if you're dealing with C++, those two should not cause conflict (unless they're declared in an

extern "C"

block) because they have different argument lists.

You say that you need to declare the function. I'm not sure what you mean by that; they're already declared in the header.