Re: c program against databases

Lan H. Tran wrote: > > hello, > i would like to write a unix-based c program that would perform SELECT > and INSERT against a database. i am very familiar with esql/c. > however, i would like to productize this program and allow it to work > with a variety of databases (Informix, Oracle, Sybase, DB2) on a variety > of operating systems (variations of unix and NT, maybe). > > is the best way to write embedded sql c code (and recompile using > esql/c, pro*c, etc...)? how standard is this? is there a good toolkit > to help me out? is there a good book or website to learn more? how do > app dev packages like IEF do it? > > it seems like i would have to buy alot of precompilers. for example, 4 > databases running on 5 platforms would require 20 (4 x 5) esql/c like > compilers. is this true? > > i would appreciate any guidance. > > Lan H. Tran > Ventera Corporation > lantran@ventera.com Refer to DBToools.h (www.roguewave.com) - Very popular tool to write C++ code. Ashi