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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of abhishek
> srivastava
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: invoking perl from c++
>
>
> Hello All,
Hello.
>
> We are wrinting a c++ program which does a lot of db activity.
> The problem
> is that the library which we are using "rogue wave" is very very
> expensive
> and has a very stringent licensing policy.
Since "rogue wave" is a company, not a product, I can't determine what
features it provides that you hope to replace.
>
> I have writting DB programming in perl and have found it to be very easy.
>
You should, then, find it to be pretty easy in most languages.
> I can call a perl program from a c++ application ?
umm... of course
>if yes, then I
> can write
> the DB logic in perl and use in from c++.
I would generally let the database handle the db logic - leaving the
application logic for me.
>
> what are the advantages and disadvantages of this approach?
I can't really answer that without more information about your goal. For
instance, it isn't clear why you would want to "invoke" Perl from C++
instead of just running it standalone.
> regards,
> Abhishek.
>
>
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