Re: Need some Pro*C advice (want to ditch SQL Loader)

Pro*C is a precompiler for C. (It also now can support C++). If you understand C then Pro*C should not present a problem to you although you may need the documenation for certain dynamic methods. You can add this to gcc, just reference your gcc in the makefile.

Bob Hayden wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I posted an article about importing graphics files using SQL Loader last week,
> but I did not get much response. Because of this, I have concluded not many
> individuals are using SQL Loader for much beyond text uploads. I am already
> writing utilities (in C) to process multiple text files and generate compact
> text files for SQL Loader, so now I am asking myself why I am even using SQL
> Loader if I could be using pro*c. This seems to be even more effective when it
> comes to loading my tiff image files (since SQL loader is just giving me
> headaches). I am an intermediate C programmer (with no C++) so will I be able
> to use pro*c, also what is pro*c? Is this a library that I can add on to gcc or
> is it a completly seperate compiler ( I am running HP-UX).
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Bob
>
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> Bob Hayden bob.hayden_at_ljpc.com
> La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.
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