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Supplier: Rogue Wave Software Inc. Price: Windows NT and Windows 95: US$795; Unix: US$1,295; Database access libraries (each): US$695 (Windows), US$1,195 (Unix); Tools.h++ (required): US$495 Platform: 32-bit Windows, various Unix (including Solaris and HP-UX) Pros: Cross-platform and cross-database compatibility; effortless install and build; stable, quality code Cons: Meandering, scattered documentation; more costly and as hard to learn as more standard approaches
C++ developers who want programs to connect to multiple database managers face a daunting task. The typical approach is to encapsulate each database vendor's API in interchangeable classes. ODBC eases matters considerably, but you still must construct a bridge between ODBC and the C++ classes that express your application.
Rogue Wave Software's DBTools.h++ 3.0 database access library lets your application communicate (through...