[SDL] Database access

[Simon]

Hi there,
   I've started working for a company that has clients with different 
databases (Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, Access, etc...).  I would need to have 
a program that can connect to these different db systems and interact 
with them.

   I'm sure there are libraries that can take care of that already, but 
as I kept thinking.  Data storage is an important part of many 
application and we may (if it doesnt exist) build a library that can do 
that simply.  Would provide basic read/write to the database with no 
fancy queries or with a frontend function to special db queries.

   Mainly this library could take care for any program (including games) 
of storing data on disk (fetch an image data from a db entry instead of 
a file) and could possibly try to do it securely, in a compatible and 
efficient manner.  It could be an extension of the SDL_RW utilities that 
would be perfect for other libraries...

   For now, I'm just starting the investigation, I don't even know yet 
how to connect to a MS SQL server from C++, I'll find out, or if you 
have any pointers, please tell me!  But I definately plan on being able 
from a C++ program to deal with different databases in a standardised 
manner.

Simon