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/**********************************************************
* Copyright(C) 2014 - 2022 Alibaba Inc. All Rights Reserved.
*
*  Filename: example.c
*  Description: ----
*  Create: 2020-07-07 10:14:59
*  Last Modified: 2022-05-05 14:32:59
***********************************************************/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include "oci.h"

/*Statement handles*/
OCIEnv *envhp;       /*The environment handle.*/
OCISvcCtx *svchp;    /*The service environment handle.*/
OCIServer *srvhp;    /*The server handle.*/
OCISession *authp;   /*The session handle.*/
OCIStmt *stmthp;     /*The handle to the SQL statement being processed.*/
OCIDescribe *dschp;  /*The description handle.*/
OCIError *errhp;     /*The error handle.*/
OCIDefine *defhp[3]; /*The definition handle.*/
OCIBind *bidhp[4];   /*The bind handle.*/
sb2 ind[3];          /*The indicator variable.*/
/*Bind parameters of the select result set*/
int szpersonid;     /*Stores the personid column.*/
text szsex[2];      /*Stores the sex column.*/
text szname[10];    /*Stores the name column.*/
text szemail[10];   /*Stores the mail column.*/
char sql[256];      /*Stores the executed SQL statements.*/
static text* SQL_DROP_TB   = (text*)"drop table person";
static text* SQL_CREATE_TB = (text*)"create table person(personid number, sex varchar2(256), name varchar2(256), email varchar2(256))";

void checkerr(OCIError *errhp, sword status, const char* filename, int line) {
  text errbuf[512];
  sb4 errcode = 0;
  switch (status)
  {
  case OCI_SUCCESS:
    break;
  case OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO:
    (void) OCIErrorGet((dvoid *)errhp, (ub4) 1, (text *) NULL, &errcode,
                       errbuf, (ub4) sizeof(errbuf), OCI_HTYPE_ERROR);
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO now get is %d:%.*s\n", filename, line, errcode, 512, errbuf);
    break;
  case OCI_NEED_DATA:
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - OCI_NEED_DATA\n", filename, line);
    break;
  case OCI_NO_DATA:
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - OCI_NODATA\n", filename, line);
    break;
  case OCI_ERROR:
    (void) OCIErrorGet((dvoid *)errhp, (ub4) 1, (text *) NULL, &errcode,
                       errbuf, (ub4) sizeof(errbuf), OCI_HTYPE_ERROR);
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - now get is %d:%.*s\n", filename, line, errcode, 512, errbuf);
    break;
  case OCI_INVALID_HANDLE:
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - OCI_INVALID_HANDLE\n", filename, line);
    break;
  case OCI_STILL_EXECUTING:
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - OCI_STILL_EXECUTE\n", filename, line);
    break;
  case OCI_CONTINUE:
    (void) printf("%s:%d Error - OCI_CONTINUE\n", filename, line);
    break;
  default:
    break;
  }
}
#define OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, function) \
  checkerr(errhp, function, __FILE__, __LINE__)

/************************************************************************/
/*Query the person table*/
/************************************************************************/
void query_tables() {
    sword status = OCI_SUCCESS;
    memset(sql, 0, sizeof(sql));
    strcpy(sql, "select personid, name, email from person");
    /*Prepare the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtPrepare(stmthp, errhp, (text *)sql, strlen(sql), OCI_NTV_SYNTAX, OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Bind the output column*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIDefineByPos(stmthp, &defhp[0], errhp, 1, &szpersonid,
                   sizeof(szpersonid), SQLT_INT, &ind[0], 0, 0, OCI_DEFAULT));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIDefineByPos(stmthp, &defhp[1], errhp, 2, (ub1 *)szname,
                   sizeof(szname), SQLT_STR, &ind[1], 0, 0, OCI_DEFAULT));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIDefineByPos(stmthp, &defhp[2], errhp, 3, (ub1 *)szemail,
                   sizeof(szemail), SQLT_STR, &ind[2], 0, 0, OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Execute the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtExecute(svchp, stmthp, errhp, (ub4)0, 0, NULL, NULL,
                   OCI_DEFAULT));
    printf("%-10s%-10s%-10s\n", "PERSONID", "NAME", "EMAIL");
    while ((status = OCIStmtFetch(stmthp, errhp, 1, OCI_FETCH_NEXT, OCI_DEFAULT)) == OCI_SUCCESS) {
        printf("%-10d", szpersonid);
        printf("%-10s", szname);
        printf("%-10s\n", szemail);
    }
    if (OCI_NO_DATA != status) {
        printf("error ! error ! error ! err=%d\n", status);
    } else {
        printf("finish fetch data\n");
    }
}

void insert_tables() {
    memset(sql, 0, sizeof(sql));
    strcpy(sql, "insert into person values(:personid,:sex,:name,:email)");
    /*Prepare the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtPrepare(stmthp, errhp, (text *)sql, strlen(sql), OCI_NTV_SYNTAX,
                   OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Bind the input column*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIBindByName(stmthp, &bidhp[0], errhp, (const OraText*)":personid", 9, &szpersonid,
                  sizeof(szpersonid), SQLT_INT, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIBindByName(stmthp, &bidhp[1], errhp, (const OraText*)":sex", 4, szsex,
                  sizeof(szsex), SQLT_STR, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIBindByName(stmthp, &bidhp[2], errhp, (const OraText*)":name", 5, szname,
                  sizeof(szname), SQLT_STR, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIBindByName(stmthp, &bidhp[3], errhp, (const OraText*)":email", 6, szemail,
                  sizeof(szemail), SQLT_STR, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0));
    /*Set the input parameter*/
    szpersonid = 1;
    memset(szsex, 0, sizeof(szsex));
    strcpy((char*)szsex, "M");
    memset(szname, 0, sizeof(szname));
    strcpy((char*)szname, "obtest");
    memset(szemail, 0, sizeof(szemail));
    strcpy((char*)szemail, "t@ob.com");
    
    /*Execute the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtExecute(svchp, stmthp, errhp, (ub4)1, (ub4)0, (CONST OCISnapshot *)0, (OCISnapshot *)0, (ub4)OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Commit to database*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCITransCommit(svchp, errhp, OCI_DEFAULT));
    while ((OCIStmtFetch(stmthp, errhp, 1, OCI_FETCH_NEXT, OCI_DEFAULT)) == OCI_SUCCESS) {
        printf("%-10d", szpersonid);
        printf("%-10s", szsex);
        printf("%-10s", szname);
        printf("%-10s\n", szemail);
    }
    printf("finish insert tables\n");
}

void update_tables() {
    memset(sql, 0, sizeof(sql));
    strcpy(sql, "update person set sex='M',name='test',email='test@mail' WHERE personid=1");
    /*Prepare the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtPrepare(stmthp, errhp, (text *)sql, strlen(sql), OCI_NTV_SYNTAX,
                   OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Execute the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtExecute(svchp, stmthp, errhp, (ub4)1, (ub4)0, (CONST OCISnapshot *)0, (OCISnapshot *)0, (ub4)OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Commit to database*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCITransCommit(svchp, errhp, OCI_DEFAULT));
}

void delete_tables() {
    memset(sql, 0, sizeof(sql));
    strcpy(sql, "delete from person WHERE personid = :personid");
    /*Prepare the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtPrepare(stmthp, errhp, (text *)sql, strlen(sql), OCI_NTV_SYNTAX,
                   OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Bind the input parameters*/
    szpersonid = 1;
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIBindByPos(stmthp, &bidhp[0], errhp, 1, &szpersonid,
                 sizeof(szpersonid), SQLT_INT, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0));
    /*Execute the SQL statement*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtExecute(svchp, stmthp, errhp, (ub4)1, (ub4)0, (CONST OCISnapshot *)0, (OCISnapshot *)0, (ub4)OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Commit to database*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCITransCommit(svchp, errhp, OCI_DEFAULT));
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    char strServerName[50];
    char strUserName[50];
    char strPassword[50];
    /*Configure the server, username, and password as appropriate*/
    strcpy(strServerName, "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/test");
    strcpy(strUserName, "test");
    strcpy(strPassword, "test");
    /*Initialize the OCI application environment*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIInitialize(OCI_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL));
    /*Initialize the environment handle*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIEnvInit(&envhp, OCI_DEFAULT, 0, 0));
    /*Allocate handles*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleAlloc(envhp, (dvoid **)&svchp, OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX, 0, 0));
    /*Server environment handle*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleAlloc(envhp, (dvoid **)&srvhp, OCI_HTYPE_SERVER, 0, 0));
    /*Server handle*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleAlloc(envhp, (dvoid **)&authp, OCI_HTYPE_SESSION, 0, 0));
    /*Session handle*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleAlloc(envhp, (dvoid **)&errhp, OCI_HTYPE_ERROR, 0, 0));
    /*Error handle*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleAlloc(envhp, (dvoid **)&dschp, OCI_HTYPE_DESCRIBE, 0, 0));
    /*Descriptor handle*/
    /*Connect to server*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIServerAttach(srvhp, errhp, (text *)strServerName,
                    (sb4)strlen(strServerName), OCI_DEFAULT));
    /*Set username and password*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIAttrSet(authp, OCI_HTYPE_SESSION, (text *)strUserName,
               (ub4)strlen(strUserName), OCI_ATTR_USERNAME, errhp));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIAttrSet(authp, OCI_HTYPE_SESSION, (text *)strPassword,
               (ub4)strlen(strPassword), OCI_ATTR_PASSWORD, errhp));
    /*Set attributes of the server environment handle*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIAttrSet((dvoid *)svchp, (ub4)OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX,
               (dvoid *)srvhp, (ub4)0, OCI_ATTR_SERVER, errhp));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIAttrSet(svchp, OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX, (dvoid *)authp,
               0, OCI_ATTR_SESSION, errhp));
    /*Create and start a user session*/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCISessionBegin(svchp, errhp, authp, OCI_CRED_RDBMS, OCI_DEFAULT));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleAlloc(envhp, (dvoid **)&stmthp, OCI_HTYPE_STMT, 0, 0));
    /*The handle to the SQL statement being processed.*/

    /************************************************************************/
    /*Create the person table*/
    /************************************************************************/
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtPrepare(stmthp, errhp, (text*)SQL_DROP_TB, strlen((char *)SQL_DROP_TB), OCI_NTV_SYNTAX, OCI_DEFAULT));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtExecute(svchp, stmthp, errhp, 1, 0, 0, 0, OCI_COMMIT_ON_SUCCESS));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtPrepare(stmthp, errhp, SQL_CREATE_TB, strlen((char *)SQL_CREATE_TB), OCI_NTV_SYNTAX, OCI_DEFAULT));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIStmtExecute(svchp, stmthp, errhp, 1, 0, 0, 0, OCI_DEFAULT));

    /************************************************************************/
    /*Query the person table*/
    /************************************************************************/
    query_tables();
    
    /************************************************************************/
    /*Insert a data record to the person table*/
    /************************************************************************/
    insert_tables();
    query_tables();
    
    /************************************************************************/
    /*Update the person table*/
    /************************************************************************/
    update_tables();
    query_tables();
    
    /************************************************************************/
    /*Delete a data record from the person table by ID. Ensure this record exists in this table.*/
    /************************************************************************/
    delete_tables();
    query_tables();

    /************************************************************************/
    /*End the execution and release resources.*/
    /************************************************************************/
    //End the session
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCISessionEnd(svchp, errhp, authp, (ub4)0));
    //Disconnect from the database
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIServerDetach(srvhp, errhp, OCI_DEFAULT));
    //Free OCI handles
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleFree((dvoid *)dschp, OCI_HTYPE_DESCRIBE));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleFree((dvoid *)stmthp, OCI_HTYPE_STMT));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleFree((dvoid *)errhp, OCI_HTYPE_ERROR));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleFree((dvoid *)authp, OCI_HTYPE_SESSION));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleFree((dvoid *)svchp, OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX));
    OCI_CHECK_RET(errhp, OCIHandleFree((dvoid *)srvhp, OCI_HTYPE_SERVER));
    return 0;
}

Use the tnsnames.ora configuration file

If your database uses a connection string in the domain name format, you can add the following connection configurations in the tnsnames.ora file and access the database by using the dblink. You need to write OB_SERVICE to identify the dblink.

OB_SERVICE=
  (DESCRIPTION=
    (ADDRESS=
      (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST=[hostname|IP])
      (PORT=2883))
    (CONNECT_DATA=
      ( SID=user_name)))

The client can access the database through the domain name after you specify the following configuration:

export TNS_ADMIN=   # Specify the directory of tnsnames.ora. Otherwise, the system will automatically search for the file in the current execution directory of the program.

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