Re: Oracle, PL/SQL to Visual C++ ?

In article <01bc7004$00107570$892b58c1_at_ehp-4987>, Emil Hahn Pedersen <ehp_at_ramboll.dk> writes
Emil,

Thanks for that reassuring answer - I wasn't sure if Pro*C would work with VC++.

Andy
>Sure!
>
>All you have to do is to get your hands on a version of Pro*C. Which
>version depends on your database and VC++ versions.
>Basically Pro*C is a pre-compiler which interprets a specific set of Oracle
>SQL statements written in your c/c++ source. This approach use native
>sql*net whithout any layers (i.e. ODBC).
>
>The alternative to Pro*C is Oracle OCI (Oracle Call Interface) which is a
>set of C functions through which you access your database. Though being a
>lot more complicated, by using OCI you are producing "true" c programs
>
>Best regards.
>
>Emil Hahn Pedersen
>
>Andy Hardy <aph_at_ahardy.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
><0YN5yCAYqojzEwro_at_ahardy.demon.co.uk>...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is it possible to get Visual C++ to talk to Oracle PL/SQL procedures?
>>
>> I know that VC++ can use ODBC to access Oracle as a standard datasource
>> (if I ever get ODBC to work on our NT systems...) but is there a way of
>> accessing the stored procedures?
>>
>> Also, is there a tool out there which will allow VC++ to use SQL*NET
>> connections? Some form of pro*C compiler for VC++, perhaps?
>>
>> In essence, I don't want to lose the power of the Oracle environment
>> just because we want to use VC++ for some pretty front ends.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> Andy Hardy. PGP key available on request
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