Re: OCI 8.0 and C++ name collision

From: Joel R. Kallman <jkallman_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: 1998/12/01
Message-ID: <36645a90.32348995_at_newshost.us.oracle.com>#1/1

On Tue, 01 Dec 1998 17:04:52 GMT, car_at_access1.digex.net (Mr. Blue) wrote:

>
>Situation:
>Using Oracle 8.0.4 on NT 4.0 Machine using VC 5.0
>I have define __STDC__ to compile under C++
>
>
>I'm getting a name collision on the symbol "text" between
>oci.h and fstream.h. Has anyone else encountered this and/or found
>a workaround?

Look in the header file oratypes.h, at the defintion of OraText:

	#ifndef LUSEMFC
	 	typedef OraText text;
	#endif

So all you need to do is define the constant LUSEMFC, which will define "OraText" and not "text". After this, no conflict with your other headers should occur.

>
>Email replies appreciated,
>Thanks,
>Chris
>
>
>
>

Thanks!

Joel

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The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation. Received on Tue Dec 01 1998 - 00:00:00 CET