Re: Trying to decide whether to support DB2 or Oracle

> > 1) DB2 requires a C/C++ compiler to be installed on the database server
 for
> > SQL stored procedures. What they seem to do is take your SQL stored
> > procedure code, pass it through a pre-processor which generates C code,
 and
> > from that they compile it into a .DLL which is then linked into the
> > database. Absolutely absurd for deployability. I guess they want our
> > documentation to read "to install our product, please install a C
 compiler
> > on your database server and configure DB2 to know where to find it.
 Then,
> > you can install our product."
>
> This will be (or already is) addressed. The requirement for the compiler
> goes away (or already is).
>
> Ok, that doesn't help you anymore but maybe others...

What do you mean "or already is"? Is it available? When will it be available?

I've got DB2 UDB 7.1 FP3, and it's still churning out .C files and compiling them into DLL's. For what it's worth, I've got 49 stored procedures - that's a lot of DLLs that get compiled by DB2/MS VC++ into DLLs to link into the database. If this is already addressed, tell me how to get it/activate it/install it. Please!

Thanks. Received on Mon May 07 2001 - 14:55:36 CDT