Example: Edit Method for OraRef

The following example updates the attributes of the "PERSON" referenceable object in the server. Before running the sample code, make sure that you have the necessary datatypes and tables in the database. See Schema Description used in examples of OraObject/OraRef.

Dynaset example

Dim OraSession as OraSession

Dim OraDatabase as OraDatabase

Dim OraDynaset as OraDynaset

Dim Person as OraRef

'Create the OraSession Object.

Set OraSession = CreateObject("OracleInProcServer.XOraSession")

'Create the OraDatabase Object by opening a connection to Oracle.

Set OraDatabase = OraSession.OpenDatabase("ExampleDb",

"scott/tiger", 0&)

'create a dynaset object from customers

set OraDynaset = OraDatabase.CreateDynaset("select * from customers", 0&)

'retrieve a aperson column from customers.

'Here Value property of OraField object 'returns Person OraRef

set Person = OraDynaset.Fields("aperson").Value

'locks the Person object in the server for modifying its attributes

Person.Edit

Person.Name = "Eric"

Person.Age = 35

'Update method flushes the modified referenceable object in the server

Person.Update

Parameter example

Dim OraSession as OraSession

Dim OraDatabase as OraDatabase

Dim Person as OraRef

'Create the OraSession Object.

Set OraSession = CreateObject("OracleInProcServer.XOraSession")

'Create the OraDatabase Object by opening a connection to Oracle.

Set OraDatabase = OraSession.OpenDatabase("ExampleDb", "scott/tiger", 0&)

'create an OraParameter object represent Address object bind Variable

OraDatabase.Parameters.Add "PERSON", Null, ORAPARM_OUTPUT,

ORATYPE_REF,"PERSON"

'execute the sql statement which selects person from the customers table

OraDatabase.ExecuteSQL ("BEGIN select aperson into :PERSON

from customers where account = 10; END;")

'get the Person object from OraParameter

set Person = OraDatabase.Parameters("PERSON").Value

'locks the Person object in the server for modifying

'its attributes

Person.Edit

Person.Name = "Eric"

Person.Age = 35

'Update method flushes the modified referenceable object in the server

Person.Update