Re: Developing Oracle applications with C++

Since you are developing in C++, you might consider looking at DBTools.h++ from Rogue Wave Software. The library is database generic so what code is designed for Paradox should also work with Oracle.

I use to work for a company where we had developed our own communications layer (in C++) using OCI and we had problems several times after Oracle came out with a new release of the OCI library. I had evaluated DBTools.h++ and had recommended it before I left that company.

The URL for info in DBTools.h++ is:
http://www.roguewave.com/products/dbtools/dbtools.html. Once you get to that page, I'd check out the technical report titled "Increasing Productivity with DBTools.h++".

Note: I do not work for Rogue Wave. I also have not used all capabilities of the library, I simply was involved in an evaluation. It could be expensive for your development team as you need to first buy Rogue Wave's Tools.h++ libraries first, then you purchase a database specific module for the database you are using. (We saw the long term worth when we got into a situation where we couldn't communicate with Oracle 7.3 running on AIX because the OCI libraries had changed between the 7.2 and 7.3 releases. Then we had the same scare when we attempted to work with Oracle 8.0!)

Good luck.

-Michael

ORcastillo wrote:

> > We are a team who is considering using Oracle as the database for our
> > application (currently we use Paradox). I'm trying to get an idea of
> > where to
> > start. I'm also trying to establish if Developer 2000 is the best way
> > to go.
> > Are there any C++ libraries that would make our life easier while
> > developing
> > our app?
> > Oscar
>
Received on Mon Apr 20 1998 - 09:18:22 CDT