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Building Applications for UNIX** Environments


IBM C Set++

The script file bldcset, in sqllib/samples/cpp, contains the commands to build a sample C++ program.

The first parameter, $1, specifies the name of your source file. The second parameter, $2, specifies the name of the database to which you want to connect. Parameter $3 specifies the user ID for the database, and $4 specifies the password. Only the first parameter, the source file name, is required. Database name, user ID, and password are optional. If no database name is supplied, the program uses the default sample database.



#! /bin/ksh
# bldcset script file
# Build sample C++ program that contains embedded SQL.
# Usage: bldcset <prog_name> [ <db_name> [ <userid> <password> ]]
 
# Connect to a database.
if (($# < 2))
then
   db2 connect to sample
elif (($# < 3))
then
   db2 connect to $2
else
   db2 connect to $2 user $3 using $4
fi
 
# Precompile the program.
db2 prep $1.sqC bindfile
 
# Bind the program to the database.
db2 bind $1.bnd
 
# Disconnect from the database.
db2 connect reset
 
# Compile the util.c error-checking utility.
xlC -I/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include -c util.C
 
# Compile the program.
xlC -I/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include -c $1.C
 
# Link the program.
xlC -o $1 $1.o util.o -ldb2 -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib


Compile and Link Options for bldcset

The script file contains the following compile options:

xlC
The IBM C Set ++ compiler.

-Ipath
Specify the location of the DB2 include files. For example: -I/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include.

-c
Perform compile only; no link. This book assumes that compile and link are separate steps.

The script file contains the following link options:

xlC
Use the compiler to link edit.

-o filename
Specify the name of the executable program.

util.o
Include the object file for error checking.

-ldb2
Link with the database manager library.

-Lpath
Specify the location of the DB2 runtime shared libraries. For example: -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib. If you do not specify the -L option, the compiler assumes the following path: /usr/lib:/lib.

Refer to your compiler documentation for additional compiler options.

To build the sample program updat.sqC, do the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile. Refer to "Setting Your Environment" if you need more information.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Build the sample program, connecting to the SAMPLE database, by entering:

    bldcset updat

The result is an executable file updat. You can run the executable file against the SAMPLE database to see how it works by doing the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Run the program. If you built the updat sample program, enter:

    updat

Building C++ Stored Procedures

The script file bldcsetsrv, in sqllib/samples/cpp, contains the commands to build a stored procedure. The script file compiles the stored procedure into a shared library that can be called by a client application.

The first parameter, $1, specifies the name of your source file. The second parameter, $2, specifies the name of the database to which you want to connect. Parameter $3 specifies the user ID for the database, and $4 specifies the password. Only the first parameter, the source file name, is required. Database name, user ID, and password are optional. If no database name is supplied, the program uses the default sample database.

The script file uses the source file name, $1, for the shared library name, and for the main entry point to the shared library.



#! /bin/ksh
# bldcsetsrv script file
# Builds a C++ stored procedure.
# Usage: bldcsetsrv <stor_proc_name> [ <db_name> [ <userid> <password> ]]
 
# Connect to a database.
if (($# < 2))
then
   db2 connect to sample
elif (($# < 3))
then
   db2 connect to $2
else
   db2 connect to $2 user $3 using $4
fi
 
# Precompile the program.
db2 prep $1.sqC bindfile
 
# Bind the program to the database.
db2 bind $1.bnd
 
# Disconnect from the database.
db2 connect reset
 
# Compile the util.c error-checking utility.
xlC -I/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include -c util.c
 
# Compile the program.
xlC -I/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include -c $1.C
 
# Link the program using the export file $1.exp,
# creating a shared library called $1 with the main
# entry point $1.
makeC++SharedLib -p 1024 -o $1 $1.o util.o -ldb2 -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib \
    -H512 -T512 -bE:$1.exp -e $1
 
# Copy the shared library to the sqllib/function subdirectory of the DB2 instance.
# Note: this assumes the user has write permission to this directory.
eval "H=~$DB2INSTANCE"
cp $1 $H/sqllib/function


Compile and Link Options for bldcsetsrv

The script file contains the following compile options:

xlC
The IBM C Set++ compiler.

-Ipath
Specify the location of the DB2 include files. For example: -I/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include.

-c
Perform compile only; no link. This book assumes that compile and link are separate steps.

The script file contains the following link options:

makeC++SharedLib
Linker script for stored procedures with static constructors.

-p 1024
Set the priority to the arbitrary value of 1024.

-o filename
Specify the output as a shared library file.

-Lpath
Specify the location of the DB2 runtime shared libraries. For example: -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib. If you do not specify the -L option, the compiler assumes the following path: /usr/lib:/lib.

-E filename.exp
Specify an export file. The export file contains a list of the stored procedures.

-ldb2
Link with the database manager library.

util.o
Include the object file for error checking.

Refer to your compiler documentation for additional compiler options.

To build the outsrv stored procedure, do the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile. Refer to "Setting Your Environment" if you need more information.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Copy the C source file outsrv.sqc to outsrv.sqC so that it has the C++ file extension .sqC.

  4. Build the stored procedure, connecting to the SAMPLE database, by entering:
    bldcsetsrv outsrv
    

    The script file copies the stored procedure to the server in the path sqllib/function to indicate that the stored procedure is fenced. If you want the stored procedure to be unfenced, you must move it to the sqllib/function/unfenced directory. These paths are in the home directory of the DB2 instance.
    Note:An unfenced stored procedure or UDF runs in the same address space as the database manager and results in increased performance when compared to a fenced stored procedure or UDF, which runs in an address space isolated from the database manager. With unfenced stored procedures or UDFs there is a danger that user code could accidentally or maliciously damage the database control structures. Therefore, you should only run unfenced stored procedures or UDFs when you need to maximize the performance benefits. Ensure these programs are thoroughly tested before running them as unfenced. Refer to the Embedded SQL Programming Guide for more information about fenced and not fenced stored procedures.

  5. If necessary, set the file mode for the stored procedure so the DB2 instance can run it.

Once you build the stored procedure outsrv, you can build the client application outcli that calls the stored procedure. First, copy the C source file outcli.sqc to outcli.sqC so that it has the C++ file extension .sqC. Then you can build outcli using the bldcset script file. Refer to "IBM C Set++" for details.

To run the stored procedure, do the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Run the sample client application by entering:

    outcli remote_database userid password

    where

    remote_database
    Is the name of the database to which you want to connect. The name could be SAMPLE, or its remote alias, or some other name.

    userid
    Is a valid user ID.

    password
    Is a valid password.

    The client application passes a variable to the server program outsrv, which gives it a value and then returns the variable to the client application.

Multi-threaded Applications on AIX Version 4

Multi-threaded applications on AIX Version 4 need to be compiled and linked with the xlC_r compiler instead of the xlC compiler.


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