Implementation of an API for C++ and Relational Databases

Paul Andlinger, Roland Wagner, Christian Gierlinger

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Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of an approach for making objects created in C++ persistent by linking C++ to a relational database system. In a first step the neccessary concepts and the unterlying data model are introduced. In a second step we give an overview of the API and its use in C++ as well as a description of the developed precompiler. To support the decomposition of complex data types into flat relations we present the precompiler which has been built in our group. For the implementation of the prototype we have chosen the relational DBMS Oracle. In order to make the system portable to other relational DBMS we have made it as transparent as possible. Finally we give an example to demonstrate the functionality of our approach.
Original languageGerman (Austria)
Title of host publicationComputer and Information Sciences VI
Editors M. Baray, B. Özgüc
PublisherElsevier Science Publishers B.V.
Pages95-103
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - 1991

Fields of science

  • 102001 Artificial intelligence
  • 102006 Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW)
  • 102010 Database systems
  • 102014 Information design
  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102016 IT security
  • 102028 Knowledge engineering
  • 102019 Machine learning
  • 102022 Software development
  • 102025 Distributed systems
  • 502007 E-commerce
  • 505002 Data protection
  • 506002 E-government
  • 509018 Knowledge management
  • 202007 Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
  • 102033 Data mining
  • 102035 Data science

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