Re: ECPG: include sqlca

Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote:
> Michael wrote:
> > I just got a bug report that originated in the programmer not knowing he had
> > to include sqlca to use whenever. When I told him he asked me why it isn't
> > included automatically. Now that's a tricky question. :-)
> > 
> > I do know that Oracle also asks the programmer to include 
> > sqlca, but how
> > about other DBs? Infromix? Sybase? DB2? Does anyone know that?
> 
> Informix includes 
> #include <sqlhdr.h>
> #include <sqliapi.h>
> automatically. 
> 
> sqlhdr.h then includes sqlca, sqlda, locator.h and most of the other headers.

Also, we are allowed to be better than other databases.  I recommend
auto-include, perhaps with a message to the user.

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