Re: SQL-Pro*C++ : Copying char* into VARCHAR

My question is why did you declare the "dest " variable within the DECLARE SECTION ?
Wherein you can declare "dest" in the C language. e.g.
void MyClass::f(char * str)
char dest [20];
{
strcpy (dest,str);
EXEC SQL DECLARE c_sample CURSOR
SELECT * from sampletable where fldvar = :dest ; }

OR maybe the data from "str" variable contains more than 20 characters.

Serge LUCAS wrote in message <36C08209.A18B7590_at_eurocontrol.fr>...
>I have a littele problem, which must have already be solved by many
>people:
>
>void MyClass::f(char* str)
>{
>EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;
> VARCHAR dest[20];
>EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;
>
>strcpy(dest,str);
>
>//EXEC SQL INSERT etc...
>}
>
>Since the precompiler transform the VARCHAR as an unsigned char[20], the
>c++ compiler tells me:
>
>Argument type 'unsigned char[20]' does not match expected parameter type
>'const char *'.
>strcpy(dest,str);
> ^^^^
>
>Does anybody has a solution to this very simple problem ?
>
>Thanks!
>--
>Serge LUCAS
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Received on Wed Feb 10 1999 - 20:18:01 CST