Databases from C or Pascal

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5 total messages Started by taylor Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:15

#642

Author: taylor
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:15

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Does anyone know of a relational database package that can be accessed
from THINK C or pascal?

Paul Taylor
Research Assistant
University of Brighton

Re: Databases from C or Pascal

#645

Author: enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com...
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 00:05

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In article <1993Jan22.141540.3712@unix.brighton.ac.uk>, pdt@unix.brighton.ac.uk (taylor) writes:
> 
> Does anyone know of a relational database package that can be accessed
> from THINK C or pascal?
> 

You can call Oracle from Think C or Think Pascal (as well as MPW C and Pascal).
This can be done by embedding SQL calls directly in your code.  This works
much the same way as making regular SQL calls except you are tying Oracle 
fields to variables in your program for the selection or insertion of data.  
The embedded SQL calls are translated by an Oracle precompiler into a lower 
level form which can be understood by the compiler.  Oracle for Macintosh 
includes the precompilers and libraries for doing this.

Oracle and 4th Dimension are the major database packages on the Mac right now.
Oracle is the only one that is SQL-based.  4th Dimension cannot be called
externally, but it has it's own internal language, similar to Pascal, for 
processing. 

Darrell Merrick
Lockheed Artificial Intelligence Center
merrick@titan.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com

Re: Databases from C or Pascal

#650

Author: Jack Krueger
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:25

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In <1993Jan23.000502.21026@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Darrell Merrick) writes:

>In article <1993Jan22.141540.3712@unix.brighton.ac.uk>, pdt@unix.brighton.ac.uk (taylor) writes:
>> 
>> Does anyone know of a relational database package that can be accessed
>> from THINK C or pascal?
>> 

>You can call Oracle from Think C or Think Pascal (as well as MPW C and Pascal).
>This can be done by embedding SQL calls directly in your code.  This works
>much the same way as making regular SQL calls except you are tying Oracle 
>fields to variables in your program for the selection or insertion of data.  
>The embedded SQL calls are translated by an Oracle precompiler into a lower 
>level form which can be understood by the compiler.  Oracle for Macintosh 
>includes the precompilers and libraries for doing this.

>Oracle and 4th Dimension are the major database packages on the Mac right now.
>Oracle is the only one that is SQL-based.  4th Dimension cannot be called
>externally, but it has it's own internal language, similar to Pascal, for 
>processing. 


>Darrell Merrick
>Lockheed Artificial Intelligence Center
>merrick@titan.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com

What about Omnis?

Re: Databases from C or Pascal

#658

Author: Mark W. Eaton
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:34

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In article <1993Jan23.000502.21026@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>,
enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Darrell Merrick) wrote:
> 
> In article <1993Jan22.141540.3712@unix.brighton.ac.uk>, pdt@unix.brighton.ac.uk (taylor) writes:
> > 
> > Does anyone know of a relational database package that can be accessed
> > from THINK C or pascal?
> > 
> 

It is also possible to code directly to DAL through DAM.

Mark W Eaton
Pacer Software, Inc.
eaton@pacersoft.com

Disclaimer: I work for Pacer Software, Inc. and develop Unix-based
AppleTalk and DAL products

Re: Databases from C or Pascal

#695

Author: Matthias "Kalle" Dalheimer
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:35

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In article <1993Jan23.000502.21026@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>, enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Darrell Merrick) writes:
|> In article <1993Jan22.141540.3712@unix.brighton.ac.uk>, pdt@unix.brighton.ac.uk (taylor) writes:
|> > 
|> > Does anyone know of a relational database package that can be accessed
|> > from THINK C or pascal?
|> 
|> 4th Dimension cannot be called
|> externally, but it has it's own internal language, similar to Pascal, for 
|> processing. 
|>
4th Dimension *can* be accessed from other languages and (easier) you can access procedures
written in another language if you purchase the "External Kit" from ACI.

Kalle Dalheimer (dalheime@informatik.uni-hamburg.de)

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