Message-ID: From: George Kinney To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: How do I program a database access program using DJGPP ? Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:54:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C0B14D.A19DADFC" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0B14D.A19DADFC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > I have just download the djgpp package (for NT), and I wish to write a err... actually its for DOS, but works under NT. >program that access databases like Oracle or Sybase, but I do not know >whether the djgpp package come with the necessary database library and >documentation. No it did not. Actually, I'm not aware of any free compilers that do. As for commercial compilers, each vendor usually only provides native access for whatever database they are pushing. (i.e. VC++ has JET, BC++ has Interbase, etc.) If you want to access something else, you typically have to resort to ODBC or third party libraries. Make sure you fully understand that you are using a ***DOS*** compiler under NT, and that there are win32/NT ports available out there. (i.e. you are *not* going to able to take advantage of the winNT/API, or win32 libraries. You could switch to cygwin or mingw and not have that problem though.) > So can anyone tell me what is require for djgpp to do the database >program, and where can I find more information about this. I'd recommend news:comp.databases, news:comp.databases.oracle, etc. There might be someone there who has the answers you seek, not to mention their FAQs which may be useful as well. Or you could do what I would do if I was going to do your searching for you, and just go to Google, altavista, etc. Anyways, good luck. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0B14D.A19DADFC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: How do I program a database access program using DJGPP = ?

>    I have just download the djgpp = package (for NT), and I wish to write a
err... actually its for DOS, but works under = NT.

>program that access databases like Oracle or = Sybase, but I do not know
>whether the djgpp package come with the = necessary database library and
>documentation.

No it did not. Actually, I'm not aware of any free = compilers that do.
As for commercial compilers, each vendor usually = only provides native access for whatever database they are pushing. = (i.e. VC++ has JET, BC++ has Interbase, etc.)

If you want to access something else, you typically = have to resort to ODBC or third party libraries.

Make sure you fully understand that you are using a = ***DOS*** compiler
under NT, and that there are win32/NT ports = available out there. (i.e. you are *not* going to able to take = advantage of the winNT/API, or win32 libraries. You could switch to = cygwin or mingw and not have that problem though.)

>    So can anyone tell me what is = require for djgpp to do the database
>program, and where can I find more information = about this.

I'd recommend news:comp.databases, news:comp.databases.oracle, etc. There might be = someone there who has the answers you seek, not to mention their FAQs = which may be useful as well. Or you could do what I would do if I was = going to do your searching for you, and just go to Google, altavista, = etc.

Anyways, good luck.

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