Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!drn.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!postnews1.google.com!postnews2.google.com!not-for-mail From: james_pannozzi@cisgi.com (Questioner) Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Porting C++ App to Oracle Date: 9 Sep 2004 09:22:40 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 36 Message-ID: <11a3fa8.0409090822.339ee514@posting.google.com> References: <11a3fa8.0409030940.8312720@posting.google.com> <5af28966.0409031627.37e9de4d@posting.google.com> <11a3fa8.0409070850.1d35715c@posting.google.com> <11a3fa8.0409081010.6c05883b@posting.google.com> <5af28966.0409082039.66912151@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 165.125.49.3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1094746968 28651 127.0.0.1 (9 Sep 2004 16:22:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:22:48 +0000 (UTC) Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.oracle.server:224587 nospam1978@yahoo.com (Tom Barnes) wrote in message news:<5af28966.0409082039.66912151@posting.google.com>... > james_pannozzi@cisgi.com (Questioner) wrote in message news:<11a3fa8.0409081010.6c05883b@posting.google.com>... > > I will read that Oracle Concepts Manual that was suggested > > and try to get more specific knowledge of Oracle options and > > capabilities. > > > > It almost seems like I would be better off retaining the C++ user > > interface and just communicating with Oracle from the C++ app > > somehow > > Yes, I agree. In the future try to separate your application's > presentation (user interface) from its model (data). Search for MVC > (Model View Controller) on google. > > > (or else using a C++ class, if one exists, that knows how to save in > > Oracle format, to save the records into the database) > > Go to otn.oracle.com and search for OLE. > > > but I will be surer once reading is done. > > In addition to reading the Oracle Concepts Manual I recommend you go > to a bookstore and check out any of the Oracle beginner's books. Also > take a look at some Visual C++ beginner's books (eg Ivor Horton's > books). They usually have a chapter on how to access databases through > ADO/DAO/OLE. > > Good luck. Thanks! I've used both DAO and OLE in the past but will reserve judgement on employing any of these until I know more about Oracle. Jim