If an external stored procedure includes a nonstandard header file, the EXTERNAL clause in the CREATE PROCEDURE statement must specify the name and path of the header file.
Consider the following external stored procedure that includes the header file rtypes.h:
/***** C source file name: get_r.c *****/
#define SQL_TEXT Latin_Text
#include <sqltypes_td.h>
#include "rtypes.h"
void xsp_getr( VARCHAR_LATIN *region,
char sqlstate[6])
{
...
}
Here is an example of CREATE PROCEDURE that specifies the name and path of the nonstandard header file:
CREATE PROCEDURE GetRegionXSP (INOUT region VARCHAR(64)) LANGUAGE C NO SQL EXTERNAL NAME 'CI!rtypes!xsp_home/rtypes.h!CS!get_r!xsp_home/get_r.c!F!xsp_getr' PARAMETER STYLE TD_GENERAL;
where:
| This part of the string that follows EXTERNAL NAME … | Specifies … |
|---|---|
| ! | a delimiter. |
| C | that the header file is obtained from the client. |
| I | that the information between the following two sets of delimiters identifies the name and location of an include file (.h). |
| rtypes | the name, without the file extension, of the header file. |
| xsp_home/rtypes.h | the path and name of the header file on the client. |
| C | that the source is obtained from the client. |
| S | that the information between the following two sets of delimiters identifies the name and location of a C or C++ function source file. |
| get_r | the name, without the file extension, that the server uses to compile the source. |
| xsp_home/getregion.c | the path and name of the source file. |
| F | that the information after the next delimiter identifies the C or C++ function name. |
| xsp_getregion | the C or C++ function name. |
For more information on installing libraries, see “CREATE PROCEDURE” in Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics , B035-1184 .