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.IX Title "GPRE 1"
.TH GPRE 1 2024-03-05 "Firebird 3.0" "Firebird documentation"
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.SH NAME
gpre \- Firebird source pre\-processor
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.IP "\fBgpre\fR [\fIoption\fR...] \fIinput\fR \fIoutput\fR" 4
.IX Item "gpre [option...] input output"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBgpre\fR is a source pre-processor for easier writing of programs working with
the raw Firebird API. It supports multiple source languages. Using \fBgpre\fR, you
can mix special SQL-like language with the normal program source.
.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP \fB\-ada\fR 4
.IX Item "-ada"
Source is an Ada program.
.IP "\fB\-handles\fR \fIpackage name\fR" 4
.IX Item "-handles package name"
Ada only. Specifies the handles package.
.IP \fB\-c\fR 4
.IX Item "-c"
Source is a C program.
.IP "\fB\-cxx\fR | \fB\-cplusplus\fR" 4
.IX Item "-cxx | -cplusplus"
Source is a C++ program.
.IP "\fB\-database\fR \fIname\fR" 4
.IX Item "-database name"
Pre-define database connection.
.IP \fB\-d_float\fR 4
.IX Item "-d_float"
Generate \f(CW\*(C`blr_d_float\*(C'\fR for doubles.
.IP \fB\-either_case\fR 4
.IX Item "-either_case"
Accept upper or lower case DML in C.
.IP \fB\-fetch_password\fR 4
.IX Item "-fetch_password"
Fetch password from file.
.IP "\fB\-charset\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
.IX Item "-charset string"
Default character set & format.
.IP \fB\-lang_internal\fR 4
.IX Item "-lang_internal"
Set some variables to defaults usable for internal Firebird use.
.IP \fB\-manual\fR 4
.IX Item "-manual"
Do not automatically ATTACH to a database.
.IP \fB\-no_lines\fR 4
.IX Item "-no_lines"
Do not generate C debug lines.
.IP \fB\-output\fR 4
.IX Item "-output"
Send output to standard out
.IP "\fB\-password\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
.IX Item "-password string"
Default password.
.IP \fB\-raw\fR 4
.IX Item "-raw"
Generate unformatted binary BLR.
.IP "\fB\-sql_dialect\fR \fIvalue\fR" 4
.IX Item "-sql_dialect value"
SQL dialect to use.
.IP "\fB\-sqlda\fR N" 4
.IX Item "-sqlda N"
Deprecated feature.
.IP "\fB\-user\fR \fIname\fR" 4
.IX Item "-user name"
Default user name.
.IP \fB\-verbose\fR 4
.IX Item "-verbose"
Verbose output to stderr.
.IP \fB\-x\fR 4
.IX Item "-x"
External database (used with \fB\-database\fR).
.IP \fB\-cob\fR 4
.IX Item "-cob"
Source is a COBOL program.
.IP \fB\-ansi\fR 4
.IX Item "-ansi"
Generate ANSI85 compatible COBOL code.
.IP \fB\-rmc\fR 4
.IX Item "-rmc"
RM/Cobol
.IP \fB\-z\fR 4
.IX Item "-z"
Print software version.
.IP "\fB\-base\fR \fIdir\fR" 4
.IX Item "-base dir"
Base directory for compile-time database.
.IP "\fB\-dfm\fR \fIformat\fR" 4
.IX Item "-dfm format"
COBOL date format
.IP \fB\-noqli\fR 4
.IX Item "-noqli"
Suppress QLI syntax.
.IP \fB\-fortran\fR 4
.IX Item "-fortran"
Source is a FORTRAN program.
.IP \fB\-pascal\fR 4
.IX Item "-pascal"
Source is a Pascal program.
.IP \fB\-trusted\fR 4
.IX Item "-trusted"
Use trusted authentication.
.SH "COPYRIGHT & LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT & LICENSE"
Copyright (C) Damyan Ivanov, 2009.
.PP
This manpage was written by Damyan Ivanov for the Debian project but may be
used by others. Permission is granted to use this document, with or without
modifications, provided that this notice is retained. If we meet some day, and
you think this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return.