Re: Application development question

From: Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.verwijderdit.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 19:38:10 +0200
Message-ID: <up6na0t6mka7qt78ekrd1hc0s2mtd4frl7@4ax.com>

On Wed, 19 May 2004 13:29:06 +0200, "Lucky208" <Lucky208_at_poczta.fm> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Do exist any different technology beside Pro*C/C++, OCI - Oracle Call
>Interface which I can use to implement aplication base on Oracle technology
>???
>
>I know that exist JDBC mechanism which can be use on Microsoft and Unix
>platform.
>But it isn't good for me because I'm implementing application on Unix
>platform in C++ language.
>I know that exist ODBC mechanism on Microsoft platform and Oracle drivers
>for it.
>Do exist the same mechanism on Unix platform ???
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Maciek
>

Yes it does, but if Oracle is your only target database you are ill advised to use ODBC. Compared to OCI and Pro*C ODBC is slow as a turtle, just because it is a generic mechanism, and not optimized for Oracle.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Wed May 19 2004 - 12:38:10 CDT