From: cat AT animal DOT u-net DOT com Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: DATABASE Programming with djgpp Message-ID: <383edd14.49052440@news.f9.net.uk> References: <383AFA18 DOT FFB2503D AT t-online DOT de> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Lines: 43 Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 19:29:12 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.56.102.59 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT plus DOT net DOT uk X-Trace: stones 943645631 212.56.102.59 (Fri, 26 Nov 1999 19:47:11 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 19:47:11 GMT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com On Wed, 24 Nov 1999 03:55:53 GMT, "Damian Yerrick" wrote: >"Alfred Franz" wrote: > >> I'm going to do my first project with djgpp. >> This will be a database application on an embedded system. >> My problem is now to find tools to access a database engine >> like btrieve or paradox or any other. >> Has anyone an idea where I can get information about any >> database engines? > >Look to see if DJGPP can do SQL (pronounced sequel; >it's the standard query language used in many databases). > > >Damian Yerrick > Just go ahead and re-invent the wheel using open, read, write and close functions. Most traditional database programs run on square wheels anyway. With Virtual memory many small business applications can be stored in arrays, and the database stuff could be thrown away. DJGPP may have SQL compatible libraries somewhere on the WEB, If you want to run with an 'embedded' app, try using the exec family of functions or just 'system' with the right parameter string. To undertake a project such as you describe requires an in depth understanding of how the database works. The documentation may well not be available for reasons of commercial secrecy. Note that the only default databases provided under UNIX are those used for really important data such as user lists and their access privileges. Somehow they did not get into the default release of DJGPP. (C) Tony Goddard Belfast & Sheffield (0114) 2817156 cat AT animal DOT u-net DOT com http://www.webstrand.org/tony/pics.htm BAKPAGE SOFTWARE ftp://ftp.webstrand.org/d4