Re: c program against databases

From: Ashi Chaturvedula <ashi_at_thomtech.com>
Date: 1997/03/14
Message-ID: <332963B8.67EC_at_thomtech.com>#1/1


Lan H. Tran wrote:
>
> hello,
> i would like to write a unix-based c program that would perform SELECT
> and INSERT against a database. i am very familiar with esql/c.
> however, i would like to productize this program and allow it to work
> with a variety of databases (Informix, Oracle, Sybase, DB2) on a variety
> of operating systems (variations of unix and NT, maybe).
>
> is the best way to write embedded sql c code (and recompile using
> esql/c, pro*c, etc...)? how standard is this? is there a good toolkit
> to help me out? is there a good book or website to learn more? how do
> app dev packages like IEF do it?
>
> it seems like i would have to buy alot of precompilers. for example, 4
> databases running on 5 platforms would require 20 (4 x 5) esql/c like
> compilers. is this true?
>
> i would appreciate any guidance.
>
> Lan H. Tran
> Ventera Corporation
> lantran_at_ventera.com

Refer to DBToools.h (www.roguewave.com) - Very popular tool to write C++ code.

Ashi Received on Fri Mar 14 1997 - 00:00:00 CET

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