Restrictions on Declaring an External C++ Function - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics

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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
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June 2022
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If you specify CPP in the Language Clause, then you must declare the main C++ function as extern “C” to ensure that the function name is not converted to an overloaded C++ name, for example:

extern “C”
void my_cpp(long int *input_int, long int *result, char sqlstate[6])
{

See Teradata Vantage™ - SQL External Routine Programming, B035-1147 for details.