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Re: Example of how to call a stored procedure from C using dblib -needed desperately

This is a discussion on Re: Example of how to call a stored procedure from C using dblib -needed desperately within the Sybase forums, part of the Database Server Software category; --> On Mar 25, 2:04 pm, Thomas Gagne <tga...@wide-open-west.com> wrote: > ap...@student.open.ac.uk wrote: > > On Mar 10, 8:23 pm, ...


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Old 04-24-2008, 07:10 PM
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Default Re: Example of how to call a stored procedure from C using dblib -needed desperately

On Mar 25, 2:04 pm, Thomas Gagne <tga...@wide-open-west.com> wrote:
> ap...@student.open.ac.uk wrote:
> > On Mar 10, 8:23 pm, Thomas Gagne <tga...@wide-open-west.com> wrote:

>
> >> Why bother with dbrpc*(). Why not just execute the procedure like any
> >> other SQL and handle the result set returned? No special processing needed.

>
> > I did it the way that Sybase Neal recommended. It works for me.

>
> It will likely work, but notice how it adds a new suite of functions to
> your code that are not necessary, and if eliminated could make your code
> simpler. Additionally, what you do using simple strings can be easily
> cut-and-pated into ISQL to test that what your application does works
> independent of the application. A useful option for debugging.


These are very good points. I will bear this in mind for the future.
Perhaps Sybase Neal would care to comment on the pros and cons.

-Andrew Marlow
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