# Database Independent Abstraction Layer for C

## libdbi Programmer's Guide

### David A. Parker

Neon Goat Productions

`<david@neongoat.com>`

### Markus Hoenicka

`<markus@mhoenicka.de>`

Copyright © 2001-2006 David Parker, Neon Goat Productions

libdbi implements a database-independent abstraction layer in C, similar to the DBI/DBD layer in Perl. Writing one generic set of code, programmers can leverage the power of multiple databases and multiple simultaneous database connections by using this framework.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in Appendix A.

List of Tables
2-1. get* and bind* functions sorted by field type
3-1. libdbi error numbers

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