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Embedded SQL C - Lecture 01232012

This document provides instructions for connecting to a PostgreSQL database from a C program using libpq. It includes details on installing libpq, connecting to a VPN, compiling a sample program, and includes code for a sample program that connects to a database, executes a query, and prints the results.

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Embedded SQL C - Lecture 01232012

This document provides instructions for connecting to a PostgreSQL database from a C program using libpq. It includes details on installing libpq, connecting to a VPN, compiling a sample program, and includes code for a sample program that connects to a database, executes a query, and prints the results.

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Embedded SQL in C - using libpq

1. PostgreSQL provides a library for C - libpq. It has functions - PQconnectdb, PQexec, PQfinish etc.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/libpq.html
2. Connect to VPN. It is needed because our database server does not accept any connections from
outside the network. Check the links below for how to connect to VPN.
http://cat.pdx.edu/windows/connecting-to-the-vpn-on-windows.html
http://cat.pdx.edu/linux/connecting-to-the-vpn-on-linux-2.html
http://cat.pdx.edu/mac/connecting-to-the-vpn-from-mac-2.html

3. Other files required to compile the program:


libpq-fe.h
libpq.lib
libpq.dll
How to get these files?
I got them when I installed PostgreSQL on my machine. I can provide those for Windows
machines.
For Mac : (Student post on piazza)
If you've installed the Xcode tools (free on Apple's app store), it should have installed the
libpq libraries as well. You can create a new project in Xcode, add libpq into the list of linked
libraries, and include the header <libpq-fe.h> in main.c.
4. How to compile?
(Make sure that all the above files and your program are in the same folder.)
gcc -L. -lpq -o movies movies.c
5. Heres the sample program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include "libpq-fe.h"
void main() {
const char *conninfo;
PGconn
*conn;
PGresult
*res;
int
i, j, nFields, tuples;
conninfo = "host=131.252.208.122 port=5432 dbname=w13db2 user=w13db2
password=root";
/* Make a connection to the database */
conn = PQconnectdb(conninfo);

if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK) {
printf("Connection to database failed: %s",
PQerrorMessage(conn));
} else {
printf("Connection Successful!\n");
}
/* Execute a query */
res = PQexec(conn, "SELECT * FROM movies");
if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
printf("SELECT failed: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
//PQclear(res);
} else {
printf("SELECT Successful!\n");
}
tuples = PQntuples(res);
printf ("Number of tuples: %d\n\n", tuples);
/* first, print out the attribute names */
nFields = PQnfields(res);
for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
printf("%-50s", PQfname(res, i));
printf("\n");
for (i = 0; i < 60; i++)
printf("%c", '-');
printf("\n");
/* next, print out the rows */
for (i = 0; i < PQntuples(res); i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < 2; j++)
printf("%-15s", PQgetvalue(res, i, j));
printf("\n");
}
PQclear(res);
/* close the connection to the database and cleanup */
PQfinish(conn);
getchar();
}

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