This document is a comprehensive user's guide and reference to the Pro*C/C++. It shows you how to use the database language SQL and Oracle's procedural extension, PL/SQL, in conjunction with Pro*C/C++ to manipulate data in an Oracle database. It explores a full range of topics, from underlying concepts to advanced programming techniques, and provides code examples.
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The Pro*C/C++ Programmer's Guide is intended for programmers, systems analysts, project managers, and other Oracle users who perform, or are interested in learning about, the following tasks:
Design and develop software applications in the Oracle environment.
Convert existing software applications to run in an Oracle environment.
Manage the development of software applications.
To use this document, you need a working knowledge of applications programming in C and C++, and familiarity with the use of the Structured Query Language (SQL).
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Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.
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