ECPG(UNIX)

NAME
       ecpg - embedded SQL preprocessor for C

SYNOPSIS
       ecpg [-v ] [-d ] [-o outfile ] file1 [file2] [...]

DESCRIPTION
       ecpg  an  embedded  SQL  in  C  package for PostgreSQL. It
       enables you to develop C programs with embedded SQL  code.

       ecpg understands the following command-line options:

       -v     Print version information.

       -d     Turn on debugging.

       -o outfile
              Specifies  that ecpg should write all its output to
              outfile.Ifnosuchoptionisgiventheoutputiswrittento-
              foo.c  if  the  input  file  was name foo.pgc or to
              foo.bar.c if the input file was foo.bar.

       file1, file2, ...
              The files to be processed.

BUGS
       The return code is alway -1 in case of an error. You  can-
       not  see which error occured by examining the return code.

       The cursor is opened when the declare statement is issued.

       ecpg does not understand enum datatypes.

       The is no exec sql prepare statement.

       The  complete  structure  definition  has to be listed
              inside the   declare section for ecpg to be able to
              understand it.

       Each variable has to be defined on a line on its own.

       There is no way yet to fill a complete array with one call
              except arrays of [unsigned] char
              which are considered strings.

       ecpg cannot use pointer variables except [unsigned] char *

RETURN VALUE
       ecpg  returns  0 to the shell on successful completion, -1
       for errors,

SEE ALSO
       cc(1).