wijay@tcom.stc.co.uk (Wijay Aratne) (10/19/90)
Would anyone please be able to let me know (Please post to my e-mail address) whether there is a 'C' interface to DB 3 or DB 4. Basically, what I am looking for is to write some application software that will have 'C' routines using the Microsoft 'C' compiler and the DB facilities and link them together. The problem I am trying to solve is as follows: 1. Info is received via the RS232 port of a PC. This info is placed in to c structures and written to a file (flat database) 2. Run a DB application that will extract info from the above files of c structures and produce reports. 3. both processes are run to gether (either as a single program, with priority to 1, or with 1 being memory resident (how ?? ) and with higher priority. i.e. 2 will be "interrupted" (i.e. halted in its current state of execution) while 1 is being serviced, then carrying on with 2 etc. Also, would anyone know whether I could get the data from the rs232 (in point 1) straight in to DB 3 (or 4) format rather than go through intermediate c structures. Please post to my e-mail address. I am posting this to several news groups. I shall collate any useful info received and post to "comp.sys.ibm.pc". at some stage. many thanks in anticipation. wijay