Re: Interface GNAT with Oracle

[ckann@seas.gwu.edu (Charles W. Kann)]

WLawton (wlawton@aol.com) wrote:
: In article <389@sphinx.CSS.GOV>, jeffe@sphinx.CSS.GOV (Jeff Etrick)
: writes:

: >
: > I am currently converting one of our applications to Ada9x using GNAT. 
: >Has anyone tried interfacing GNAT with any databases (eg. Oracle)
: >
: I have spent the last two weeks attempting to discuss Ada-9x and GNAT with
: the good (?) people at Oracle.  Out of three technical reps, four
: salespeople, and two semi-managers, I found ONE who knew what Ada was. 
: That individual stated that Oracle was committed to compliance with the
: latest standards.  He promptly faxed me three pages from the Pro*Ada
: reference manuals identifying the various levels/standards of SQL that
: Oracle supported.  

: Even this former Marine knows when to quit hitting his head against the
: wall.

: Does anyone else know of a DBMS that will operate with GNAT?  Preferably
: with an existing Ada interface?
: And SQL support, as long as I am dreaming?

: Vendors feel free to reply.  Summary will be posted if I recieve more than
: two responses.

: Wayne R. Lawton

Any database which has a C interface should run with GNAT using the PRAGMA
IMPORT.  I know  you could do this with SYBASE, but it would take some
work.


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