Hello Alois, indicator variables are not mandatory. The precompiler only prints out some warnings. You programs should also run without indicator variables. But, without indicators you cannot check for NULL-values etc. Please note that you should run the precompiler with the option -S oracle (cpc -S oracle <program name>) if your application was written for oracle databases. Regards, Marco ---------------------------------------------- Marco PASKAMP SAP DB, SAP Labs Berlin
> -----Original Message----- > From: Alois Egger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Mittwoch, 20. November 2002 10:27 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: indicator variables > > > Hi! > Is it possible to skip the indicator variables in embedded SQL ? > We are evaluating now, if we can replace the Oracle DBMS by > SAP DB. It seems that our application programs are the main > problem. They are fully written without indicator variables. > And the SAP DB precompiler manual says, indicator variables > are mandatory (which is for ANSI compliance). > The oracle precompiler has an UNSAFE_NULL option. This allows > us to compile and run our earlier written programs without > indicator variables. There is no error generated, if a null > value is fetched into a host variable. > Is there a possibility to run the programs without indicator > variables (in Oracle mode)? Re-programming and include > indicator variables would not be an option. > Thanks, Alois. > _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
