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Database access functions 87
Example
The code var columnArray = MMDB.getColumnAndTypeList("EmpDB","Select * from
Employees")
returns the following array of strings:
columnArray[0] = "EmpName"
columnArray[1] = "varchar"
columnArray[2] = "EmpFirstName"
columnArray[3] = "varchar"
columnArray[4] = "Age"
columnArray[5] = "integer"
MMDB.getColumnList()
Availability
Dreamweaver UltraDev 1.
Description
This function gets a list of columns from an executed SQL SELECT statement.
Arguments
connName, statement
■ The connName argument is a connection name that is specified in the Connection
Manager. It identifies the connection string that Dreamweaver should use to make a
database connection to a live data source.
■ The statement argument is the SQL SELECT statement to execute.
Returns
An array of strings that represents a list of columns that match the SELECT statement, or an
error if the SQL statement is invalid or the connection cannot be made.
Example
The code var columnArray = MMDB.getColumnList("EmpDB","Select * from
Employees")
returns the following array of strings:
columnArray[0] = "EmpName"
columnArray[1] = "EmpFirstName"
columnArray[2] = "Age"
MMDB.getColumns()
Availability
Dreamweaver MX, arguments updated in Dreamweaver MX 2004.
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