[Info-vax] Oracle on VMS

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 11/19/16 10:26 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 11/19/2016 4:40 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> Might be worth a look.  Just so people understand where I am coming
>> from, I am not really interested in either of the databases but I am
>> interested in how embedded SQL is implemented on the commercial DBs
>> because I am trying to look into implementing it for open source DBs
>> and GnuCOBOL.
>
> That sounds like a very interesting project.

Gotta do something to keep me busy.

>
> May I ask what databases you are targeting?

Probably Postgres first but once I do the first one adding
others will be much easier.

>
> And whether you want to implement the pre-compiler in Cobol?

I have thought of that, too.  It has pluses and minuses but it is
definitely doable.  I also have an example partial pre-compiler for
C that is done in awk and yacc and the permission of the author to
extend it or develop further along those lines.

Unless someone decides they need a really good COBOL (or Fortran
for that matter) programmer I am going to have plenty of time on
my hands.  Would like to write a book, too, but not sure it is
worth the effort as not beng an established tech book writer I
have doubts of anyone actually being willing to buy it.

bill