Unable to link .lib to VSCode-Undefined reference to `DAQmxCreateTask' - c

Question

Building a C Code using Visual code studio having a third-party Library file from National Instruments. I have already included header file "NIDAQmx.h" to the code. The library file is still not linked with my code.
Please find my code below:
`#include<stdio.h>
#include"C:\Program Files (x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include\NIDAQmx.h"
TaskHandle taskHandle=0;
int ret=0;
void main()
{
printf("Hello world");
ret=DAQmxCreateTask("task",&taskHandle);
printf("Return for creating task is %d\n",ret);
DAQmxStopTask (taskHandle);
DAQmxClearTask(taskHandle);
printf("Task closed ");
}`
tasks.json file task
given below:
`{
"tasks": [
{
"type": "shell",
"label": "C/C++: gcc.exe build active file",
"command": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe",
"args": [
"-g",
"test.c",
"-o",
"test.exe",
"-LC:\\Program Files (x86)\\National Instruments\\Shared\\ExternalCompilerSupport\\C\\lib32\\msvc",
"-lNIDAQmx"
],
"options": {
"cwd": "${fileDirname}"
},
"problemMatcher": [
"$gcc"
],
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
},
"detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
}
],
"version": "2.0.0"
}`
When I am running the C Code, I got the Consol Output as follows:
**[Running] cd "c:\Users\User\Documents\my_c\src\" && gcc test.c -o test
&& "c:\Users\User\Documents\my_c\src\"test
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-
w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\ccKqDitK.o:test.c:(.text+0x82):
undefined reference to `DAQmxCreateTask'
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-
w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\ccKqDitK.o:test.c:(.text+0xae):
undefined reference to `DAQmxStopTask'
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-
w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\ccKqDitK.o:test.c:(.text+0xbd):
undefined reference to `DAQmxClearTask'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
[Done] exited with code=1 in 0.181 seconds**
as suggested by one of the forums i tried a command(mentioned below)specifying file path in the terminal without any error:
'PS D:\VSCODES> gcc test.c -o test -L"C:\Program Files (x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc" -lNIDAQmx'
While debug C/C++ File, I get the following message (VSCode Terminal):
'*** Executing task: C:\MinGW\bin\gcc.exe -g test.c -o test.exe '-
LC:\Program Files (x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc' -lNIDAQmx
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-
mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-
w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\Program Files
(x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc/NIDAQmx.lib
when searching for -lNIDAQmx
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-
mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping
incompatible C:\Program Files (x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc/NIDAQmx.lib
when searching for -lNIDAQmx
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-
mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping
incompatible C:\Program Files (x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc\NIDAQmx.lib
when searching for -lNIDAQmx
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-
mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot
find -lNIDAQmx
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-
mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping
incompatible C:\Program Files (x86)\National
Instruments\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc/NIDAQmx.lib
when searching for -lNIDAQmx
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status**'

Answer 1

Edit the tasks,json file as follows:
{
"tasks": [
{
"type": "shell",
"label": "C/C++: gcc.exe build active file",
"command": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe",
"args": [
"-g",
"test.c",
"-o",
"test.exe",
"-LC:\\Program Files (x86)\\National Instruments\\Shared\\ExternalCompilerSupport\\C\\lib64\\msvc",
"-lNIDAQmx"
],
"options": {
"cwd": "${fileDirname}"
},
"problemMatcher": [
"$gcc"
],
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
},
"detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
}
],
"version": "2.0.0"
}