Re: [Dev-C++] Access databases

[Derick v. N. <der...@go...>]

Thanks.

I am sure I'd be able to find an odbc wrapper but I was thinking more along
the lines of how M$VC++ is able to access an access database without needing
to have the datasources set up under ODBC sources.

I am writing a programto read information from scales (as in weighing) into
a database. My brother is selling these scales and the company he works for
will pay royalties for every scale the program is distributed with. I need
to have the program easy to set up becaus their average customer barely
knows where to switch on the pc let alone set up ODBC.

I was thinking of doing the entire thing in access and I have the database
already set up - I just need a small program to handle the task of getting
information from the serial port (no problem) and writing it directly into
the appropriate table of the access database. Importing and exporting is
very messy and I'd rather not do it if I can work around it.

Thanks again for all your help guys!
-d-

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Livingstone" <mli...@ip...>
To: <dev...@li...>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Access databases


On Fri, 9 May 2003 16:20:39 +0200
"Derick van Niekerk" <der...@go...> wrote:

> Anybody know of a quick 'n dirty way to manipulate an access database
> using DevCpp? Maybe a lib or a wrapper or something?

Well, DevCpp is only a development environment which supports C and C++
programming. If I were you, I'd Google for an ODBC class or wrapper.
There are heaps of them out there. I know in times gone by I've seen
them mentioned in various projects over at Sourceforge.net.

HTH!