Re: !! Pro*C versus OCI !!

From: Tim Boemker <tim_boemker_at_zacatecas.optimum.com>
Date: 29 Dec 1994 14:25:15 GMT
Message-ID: <3dugsb$b6d_at_jalisco.optimum.net>


In article <3dqfis$kdp_at_pebble.metropolis.com> harvey_at_metropolis.com (Dennis Harvey) writes:

> ...I am inclined to go
> with the call level interface (OCI) rather that the precompiled
> approach (Pro*C). The OCI approach has the advantages of eliminating
> the need for the precompiler, and is easier to debug. Are there any
> compelling advantages to using the Pro*C approach?

The only objective advantage to Pro*C is that embedded SQL is covered by an ANSI standard. Ease of reading, writing, and debugging Pro*C and OCI are subjective, so if you haven't done so already, write one or two test programs in both OCI and Pro*C and see which one you prefer.

Tim Boemker Received on Thu Dec 29 1994 - 15:25:15 CET

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