Chapter 5: Open Client Embedded SQL/C

Embedded SQL™ is a superset of Transact-SQL® that allows you to embed Transact-SQL statements in application programs written in a language such as C. Embedded SQL includes all Transact-SQL statements, as well as certain extensions needed to use Transact-SQL in an application program.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Embedded SQL/C applications that have been precompiled with the cpre precompiler provide a simple method for retrieving, inserting, or modifying data stored in any Adaptive Server database. Refer to the Open Client Embedded SQL/C Programmer’s Manual for information about Embedded SQL/C programming techniques.