Re: External Procedure.

Hi Jack.

If you don't have to call back into the database but only want some standard C functionality (eg call a program, complex calculations) you just use plain C, ie no OCI/Pro*C. For an example, check out http://www.oracle.com/oramag/oracle/99-Jan/19or8.html (they only use OCI for indicators -- if a variable/parameter is NULL or not).

HTH. Finn

Jack <brief_at_263.net> wrote in message
news:01bf1aa7$6bdefe20$b20a0a0a_at_smile.newksy.com.cn...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm reading the documents about Oracle 8. I find Oracle 8 provide an
> very
> useful function --- External Procedure. I find all examples there use OCI
> to
> build DLL. I don't know how to make program with OCI.
>
> I want to know: 1. Whether I can build DLL use Pro*C? Where can I find
> any
> examples written in Pro*C ?
> 2. Is OCI really useful ?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Jack.
>
>
>
Received on Sun Oct 24 1999 - 12:57:42 CDT