Re: Oracle 10 / Pro*C

From: Volker Hetzer <volker.hetzer_at_ieee.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:51:26 +0200
Message-ID: <e0jmme$ipc$1@nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com>

danr_18_at_yahoo.com schrieb:
> I want to do some Pro*C at home (personal use only).
>
> I downloaded the free Oracle 10 Express Edition and
> it seems to only support OCI. Is there a way to
> get Pro*C for Oracle 10? Is there a free or inexpensive way to get
> Oracle / Pro*C from an earlier version of Oracle?
>
> I posted a message on an Oracle forum yesterday --- it has had 11
> reads, but no replies. Oracle Support is for service contract holders
> and I don't know whom else I could call at Oracle.
>
>
> Any advice would be helpful.

Think about whether you really want to go the OCI way. It's got the steepest learning curve of all APIs.
Are you on windows? Use OO4O or .NET.
Are you on unix? Use a scripting language like Tcl and its oracle connectivity.

There's the java interface too and you can use odbc as well.

Unless your needs are very special, OCI is a huge overkill.

Lots of Greetings!
Volker Received on Fri Mar 31 2006 - 10:51:26 CST