From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c6a00dc2c30e69a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-09 16:45:23 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!elk.ncren.net!nntp.upenn.edu!msunews!not-for-mail From: "Chad R. Meiners" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: connecting to a Database Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 19:39:58 -0500 Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: References: Reply-To: "Chad R. Meiners" NNTP-Posting-Host: arctic.cse.msu.edu X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:21000 Date: 2002-03-09T19:39:58-05:00 List-Id: You will need to use some sort of third party package. For an example of how to use ODBC (and thus Access) look at http://www.adapower.com/os/odbc.html Their are also other package systems that also work, for example, GNADE would be worth looking into at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnade/ DB access is really quite easy in Ada once you acquire and learn how to use one of the many good DB interface packages available. -CRM "Declan Newman" wrote in message news:a6dvgq$jfh$1@knossos.btinternet.com... > Could anyone shed some light on how you can connect to a database using Ada. > I may well be over complicating matters but I've been unable to find any > documentation on the web at all. > Will I need third party packages? Will I be able to use Micro$oft Access? > (not through choice) > If anyone can help I would be very gratefull, as I need to write a small > banking program for a University assignment. > Declan Newman. > >