Pro*C/C++ Precompiler Getting Started

Pro*C/C++ Precompiler Programmer’s Guide is intended for anyone who wants to use Pro*C/C++ to perform the following tasks:■ Embed SQL statements in а С or C++ program.■ Build Oracle database applications with Pro*C/C++. To use this document, you need to know:■ Commands for deleting and copying files and the concepts of the search path, subdirectories, and path names.■ Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95/98, or Windows 2000 operating system.■ Microsoft Visual C++ version 5.0 or higher.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 3
Send Us Your Comments……Page 7
Preface……Page 9
Organization……Page 10
Related Documentation……Page 11
Conventions……Page 12
Documentation Accessibility……Page 17
What’s New in Pro*C/C++?……Page 19
Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features in Pro*C/C++……Page 20
1 Introducing Pro*C/C++……Page 21
Restrictions……Page 22
Known Problems, Restrictions, and Workarounds……Page 23
2 Using Pro*C/C++……Page 25
Using the Graphical User Interface……Page 26
Toolbar……Page 27
Information Pane……Page 28
Creating and Precompiling a Pro*C/C++ Project……Page 29
Setting the Default Extension of Output Files……Page 30
Changing the Name of an Existing Input or Output File……Page 31
Setting the Precompiler Options……Page 32
Specifying Database Connection Information……Page 34
Precompiling a Pro*C/C++ Project……Page 35
Fixing Errors……Page 36
Using Pro*C/C++ at the Command Line……Page 37
Header Files……Page 38
Multithreaded Applications……Page 39
PARSE……Page 40
Compiling and Linking a Pro*C/C++ Program with XA……Page 41
Adding a Registry Variable for All Sessions……Page 42
XA and TP Monitor Information……Page 43
3 Sample Programs……Page 45
Sample Program Descriptions……Page 46
Building the Demonstration Tables……Page 52
Building the Sample Programs……Page 53
Setting the Path for the Sample .pre Files……Page 54
A Integrating Pro*C/C++ into Microsoft Visual C++……Page 55
Specifying the Location of the Pro*C/C++ Executable……Page 56
Specifying the Location of the Pro*C/C++ Header Files……Page 57
Adding References to .c Files to a Project……Page 58
Adding the Pro*C/C++ Library to a Project……Page 59
Specifying Custom Build Options……Page 60
Adding Pro*C/C++ to the Tools Menu……Page 61
Index……Page 63