Re: What's the best Oracle API for a C++ program

Harry Wickes wrote:
>
> We're writting a C++ application on a Sun Solaris 2.5 OS that needs to
> interface with an Oracle 7.3.2 DBMS (also on Solaris).
>
> Perfomance is key!
>
> What's the best access method (OCI, embedded SQL via Pro*C++, ODBC,
> etc.)? We were considering OCI, but it appears that OCI does not
> support C++ directly (although the C implementation of OCI could be
> used though extern..., but we'd prefer not to do this if it can be
> avoided).
>
> We've also looked at the Rogue Wave class libraries "dbtools.h++", but
> those tie to a back end access method. We're not sure from a design
> stand point whether this can be defended as the fasted method.
>
> Are there any native Oracle access methods available specifically for
> C++?
>
> I would appreciate any advice...
>
> Thanks,
> -Harry Wickes

Hi Harry,

You may want to take a look at Trifox's VORTEX++ library. It's a tin class library to talks directly to Triox's VORTEXchannel.

VORTEX++, VORTEXJava(tm) Edition, VORTEXjdbc, and VORTEXperl are thin class libraries that function as the on-ramps to the VORTEXchannel.

VORTEXchannel is the virtual database interface, and the backbone of the VORTEX family of products, that provides access to multiple data managers. VORTEXchannel connects your ODBC, JDBC, Java, C++, and Perl applications to a huge array of relational and object-oriented data managers, as well as legacy data structures. Programs generated via VORTEXc and VORTEXcobol interface to VORTEXchannel via the VORTEXcli.

VORTEX currently provides transparent concurrent access to Oracle, RdB, Ingres, Sybase, Informix, ADABAS, ODBC, DB2 and allBase across multiple hardware platforms for a variety of products and companies.

Please see http://www.trifox.com/j/vortex/summary.html for more details.

Regards,

Bob Eisner
408 369-2392 Received on Sat Jun 28 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT