Re: Connect to Different Databases in Pro*C

Nick,

You're on the right track. You can connect to multiple databases as follows:

EXEC SQL

   CONNECT        :username
   IDENTIFIED BY  :password
   AT             :db_alias
   USING          :db_name;

where db_alias is a tag applied to the connection and db_name is the SQL*Net syntax for logging into a remote database (look in TNSNAMES.ORA.) Then each time you issue an sql statement, you have to tell it on which database you want it to execute. For example:

EXEC SQL
   AT :db_alias
   UPDATE my_table
   SET foo = bar
   WHERE ... Hope this helps,
Bob

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nick_at_embassy.org wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I tried to use the following Pro*C statement to connect to different
> oracle database instance on the same Solaris machine.
>
> EXEC SQL CONNECT :username IDENTIFIED BY :password AT :databasename;
>
> The statement executes and returns succesfully, but all the subsequent
> EXEC SQL EXECUTE calls return with an error of not logged on.
>
> If I remove "AT: databasename" in the above connect statement, i.e. to use
> the default database specified by ORACLE_SID environment variable, then
> all the subsequent EXEC SQL EXECUTE calls get executed successfully. But
> this limits the application's ability to connect to only one single
> database.
>
> So, what's the correct way to connect to different database server in
> Pro*C?
>
> I appreciate any helpful information.
>
> Nick Chang
>
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Received on Thu Sep 25 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT