A VAX C language precompiler and improved Dynamic SQL interface are among the features added in the new 1.1 release of DEC VAX SQL, announin the UK for immediate delivery. The language preprocessor that supports VAX Cobol, VAX PL/I, VAX Fortran and now VAX C, now expands embedded SQL statements in compliance with the ANSI standard specifications. The Dynamic SQL interface now also supports all DSRI data types as well as the Decimal data type used in IBM’s DB2 relational database management system, and scaled datatypes are now accepted. Prices range from UKP1,000 for a run-time licence on a MicroVAX II, to UKP38,000 for a full development licence on the VAX 8800.
