Part I. Getting started

Table of Contents

Introduction

libgda features

libgda architecture

Installation

Introduction

Installing

Debian installation

Compiling with the library

Configuring

Configuration for development

Configuration for accessing a database

Provider's specific information

Examples

Initialising

Connecting

Executing queries

Building commands

Making non queries

Making normal queries

Managing data models

Example using direct cell access

Example using row access

Freeing data models

Managing values

Managing transactions

Managing errors

Full example

Migration from older versions

GdaValue and GdaDataModel changes

GdaClient, GdaConnection and GdaError

Various API changes

Limitations

For MySQL

gda_server_provider_get_last_insert_id()

For Oracle

gda_server_provider_get_last_insert_id()

For PostgreSQL

BLOB handling

gda_server_provider_get_last_insert_id()

For SQLite

gda_server_provider_get_last_insert_id()

For Other providers

gda_server_provider_get_last_insert_id()