How to keep implementation/maintenance costs low in Pro*C?

Question

Having experienced the horror that is Oracle Pro*C, when dealing with dynamically specified columns, and the need for bulk operations (ANSI METHOD 4), I simply must ask:

What Ideas/Techniques can you share which makes it easier to develop/test/debug/maintain C and C++ CRUD applications which use ProC or ProC++? I am specifically interested in the Pro*C aspects.

Answer 1

• Pull as much of the Oracle stuff out of the C code as you can and stick it in database PL/SQL packages/procedures/functions.
• Isolate (to the extent possible) the Oracle functionality in your C code. The less scattered your oracle calls are around your C code the better. Even better, have a library/DLL that contains the Oracle-specific stuff.

Oh, and don't forget to sacrifice a goat on the altar at midnight...