Re: Saving OO objects in a relational database.

From: Raimundo Lozano <rlozano_at_medicina.ub.es>
Date: 2000/06/14
Message-ID: <39479869.2F6A09A4_at_medicina.ub.es>#1/1


Try
http://www.AmbySoft.com/mappingObjects.pdf

Gooli wrote:

> I am working on a project that requires the storage and loading of
> complex C++ objects in a relational (Oracle 8.0) database.
>
> The C++ structure has many level of inheritance, and what is more
> intimidating, is the fact that the objects to be saved contain multiple
> dimention arrays.
>
> I am looking for information on the Internet, that descrtibes solutions
> for problems of this kind (storing and loading complex OO structures
> in a relational database). Names of books, and references to companies
> that can offer consultation on the subject are welcome as well.
> The main issue here is speed in both fetching the information and storing
> it in the database.
> Until now, due to the complexity of the data we were saving the objects
> as LONG RAW (using MFC's Serialize) but this way has many limitations,
> and defies the purpose of a relational database.
>
> Any comments will be greatly appriciated, as well as requests to post
> the details of the design.
>
> P.S.
> We use ADO for the communication with the database, so nested tables
> and object relational design are not relevant (unless they added things to
> ADO that I don't know about)...
Received on Wed Jun 14 2000 - 00:00:00 CEST

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