From: Bernard Orenstein <bernie@resntl.bhp.com.au>
Subject: Portable API to SQL Databases : A Summary
Organization: BHP Research (Newcastle Laboratories)
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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 07:00:20 GMT

As promised to many that responded to my request for information
on a portable API to databases, here is the summary:

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Product: ASQUELL
DBs:     Oracle, Ingres, RDB, Informix, Sybase
OS:      Ultrix, VMS, HP, IBM RS/6000, IBM PC, Sun-3, Sun-4
API:     Lisp based - ILOG's LE-LISP
Company: ILOG
Phone:   +33 (1) 47-408-000
Fax:     +33 (1) 47-400-444
Address: 12, av. Raspail, BP 7,
         94251 Gentilly Cedex FRANCE
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Product: SuperNOVA
DBs:     Informix, Ingres, Oracle, Sybase, Teradata
OS:      Unix, VMS, DOS
API:     SuperNOVA 4GL, C
Company: Four Seasons Software BV
Phone:   +31 (30) 252-315
Fax:     +31 (30) 292-264
Address: P.O. Box 310, NL-3270 AH
         Bilthoven, THE NETHERLANDS

Other Responses:

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A couple of years back, we developed a call interface for processing
SQL queries which sits on top of Oracle's OCI.  At the time, we tried
to design it in such a way that it _could_ be ported to other DBMS
call interfaces (the Sybase DBLIB comes to mind).

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CommonBase from ImageSoft is supposed to work portably
with many relational database managers. I think they
are located in Port Washington, New York. They are also
the US distributor for Glockenspiel C++.

ranjit@vlsi.cs.caltech.edu

{also }

There is a product called CommonBase which is a C++ class interface
to ISAM and SQL databases. According to the product description I have
it supports Oracle, Ingres, Informix, Sybase, SQLServer, IntegraSQL,
SQLBase, ObjecTrieve, IBM OS/2 EE, C-Tree, B-trieve, Sun NetISAM, and
*quote* many others *unquote*. It is published by a company called
ImageSoft Inc. in the US and also appears on Microway Australia's 
price list.

ImageSoft can be reached at 
   Phone: (516) 767-2233
   Fax:   (516) 767-9067
   UUCP:  mcdhup!image!info

sms@rand.mel.cocam.oz.au (Steve Szalla)

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I think the new tools coming out real soon now from ISE may
go along way toward meeting your requirements. In particular 
they have a GUI builder, support for various X graphics (I don't
thing they can support MS-Windows or Mac), and interfaces to
relational and OO databeases. { EiffelStore database interface}

Contact:

Darcy Harrison
Director of Marketing
ISE Inc.
270 Storke Road, Suite 7
Goleta, CA 93117 USA
Phone: (805)685-1006 * Fax: (805)685-6869

jcm@mstr.hgc.edu (James McKim)

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{ ParcPlace provide a class library for C++ & Smalltalk }

We have signed on a dealer located in Syndey that can help
provide the information you are seeking.

The dealer's information is:

Mr. Gary Donin
Unixpac Pty. Ltd.
339 Military Road Cremorne, NSW 2090, Australia
Telephone:		61 2 953 8366
Facsimile:		61 2 953 5875
Email:			gary@unixpac.oz.au

Margie Forster
International Operations
margie@parcplace.com

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the SQLC API is probably what you are thinking of.  Microsoft also
is working on one based on SQLC called ODBC.  I really can't take the 
time to say much more than ODBC is targeted (right now) at windows, and
you will likely find SQLC elsewhere.

SQLC is a Microsoft/Sybase venture.  Contact them for more info.

Matt
mwoodwar@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (woodward matthew d - CS350)
Organization: Washington State University!

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I hope people find the information above useful.  If anybody
discovers more of these sort of tools, please forward the
info to me.

Cheers,
bernie