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On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:04:48 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> I didn’t do any courses on it, but I got into it anyway, since pretty
> much any online work these days is going to involve a database at some
> point.
> 
> Interfacing to SQL from a high-level language like Python is actually
> quite pleasant.

My entry was with DB2 using embedded SQL. What a joy. 'db2 prep' turns 
foo.sqc into foo.c and a bind file. foo.c is then compiled as usual. The 
problem is foo.bnd has to be bound to the database in question and the 
version of the executable and bind file must match. This led to repeated 
conversations with support.

Support. I put your new revision in place and it won't run.
Programmer. Did you bind the bnd file?
Support. "Oh shit" as they slink away.



That was legacy stuff and would have been painful to change. CLI is a lot 
more flexible.