OCIDescribe

From: <liuye_at_my-deja.com>
Date: 2000/07/12
Message-ID: <8kinf4$5hd$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1


Hi, Oracle Gurus.

I am learning OCI 8.15 now. In the sample program cdemo81.c, I find

int main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char *argv[];
{

  sword empno, sal, deptno;
  sword len, len2, rv, dsize, dsize2;

  sb4      enamelen = 10;
  sb4      joblen = 9;
  sb4      deptlen = 14;
  sb2      sal_ind, job_ind;
  sb2      db_type, db2_type;
  sb1      name_buf[20], name2_buf[20];
  text     *cp, *ename, *job, *dept;

  sb2      ind[2];
  ub2      alen[2];
  ub2      rlen[2];

  /* declare OCIDescribe handler but never use it. */

  OCIDescribe  * = (OCIDescribe *) 0,

*dschndl2 = (OCIDescribe *) 0,
*dschndl3 = (OCIDescribe *) 0;
Notice that the program never use dschndl1, dschndl2 and dschndl3.
I just wonder what they are for and how to use it?

BTW, is there any other source I can get about OCI except technet?

Thanks,

--ye

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