Re: Taking a backup from C++ program.

From: <sybrandb_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 20 Aug 2004 04:06:13 -0700
Message-ID: <a1d154f4.0408200306.ed27ec5@posting.google.com>

ashwinkumar_at_engineer.com (Ashwin) wrote in message news:<578a0eb4.0408192240.25b4f711_at_posting.google.com>...
> Hi all,
>
> Is it possible to connect RMAN and take backup/restore thru writing
> scripts in C++.If so Plz tell what are the suitable libaries required
> for it and how to connect.
>
> Thanks,
> Ashwin.

There is no C-Api for RMAN, which you could have noticed from the RMAN docs.

Other than that it would be mad to call RMAN from any C program, as backup ought to be a server activity.

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Fri Aug 20 2004 - 06:06:13 CDT