Is it a good way to use system() for database scripts from C?

Question

I was searching for connecting to database from C program. But I thought the ODBC connections, logon and all need some libraries. Also I am having a minimal compiler like Ti

Answer 1

I wouldn't recommend this if your calling code is running setuid or setgid, but in that case you could use one of the exec() functions instead. (There are a few other considerations you may wish to take into account, all detailed in man 3 system.)