Question : PPRO*C and TIMESTAMP, DATE variable

Is it possible to define a TIMESTAMP or DATE variables in a PRO*C program? How can I get or enter date, timestamp values without converting them from and to
char[?]

Answer : PPRO*C and TIMESTAMP, DATE variable

Hi,
you can declare a char variable for date data types and fetch the date into them:

char * getDate() {

char * date;

EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;
  char my_date[25];
  char db_name[10];
EXEC SQL END   DECLARE SECTION;

EXEC SQL AT :db_name
  SELECT SYSDATE
  into   :my_date
  from DUAL;

if (sqlca.sqlcode != 0)
  printf("Error getting date.\n");
else {
  date = new char[strlen(my_date)+1];
  strcpy(date,my_date);
}
return date;
}