Database with C++ - need tutorial

Generally, we use ODBC. Look up ODBC on MSDN.

If the database type doesn't matter, you can use MySQL (has a native C interface) or something like sqlLite which is a small embeddable db engine.

[edited by - downgraded on June 10, 2004 10:07:28 AM]

Maybe games that uses database are too slow, but is there some way to use the database for the ease of designing?

Anyway, where is the articles for storing games data in runtime and in files?

Do you mean like they did in Age of Empires? Used a live database to alter game variables and then ''flattened'' it into a file the final game. I think I saw an article about this on Gamasutra.

You will need a common data access interface so that the game doesn''t have to undergo major changes when you switch from live database to flat file.

SQLLite uses a single file for a database, it''s pretty much fully SQL compliant - the only drawback is that there''s no visual interface or ODBC connectors like access - so oyu''ll have to hand-craft your SQL statements.

Can anyone give me a tutorial or at least a link? I''m working with databases in ASP before, and it comes with no problem. But I''m just a beginner C++ programmer, so...

Can you show me where to look in the article database here?