SQLPREPARE()

Purpose

Prepare an SQL statement that will be executed by the SQLEXEC() function

Syntax

SQLPREPARE(<nStatementHandle>, <cSQLCommand> [, <cCursorName>])

See Also

CREATE CONNECTION, SQLCANCEL(), SQLCOLUMNS(), SQLCOMMIT(), SQLCONNECT(), SQLDISCONNECT(), SQLEXEC(), SQLGETPROP(), SQLMORERESULTS(), SQLROLLBACK(), SQLSETPROP(), SQLSTRINGCONNECT(), SQLTABLES()

Description

The SQLPREPARE() function is used to prepare an SQL statement which will subsequently be executed by the SQLEXEC() function on the specified data source.

The SQLPREPARE() function operates on the data source specified by <nStatementHandle>.

Keywords	Description
nStatementHandle	The workarea in which the gateway data source is open.
cSQLCommand	The SQL statement to be passed to the data source.
cCursorName	The name of the cursor to use. If cCursorName is not specified, the default name SQLRESULT is used.

Return values:

Return Value	Description
1	SQLPREPARE() successful
–1	Connection error

Example

nStatHand=SQLSTRINGCONNECT("rec@rec1:user1/pass1-/usr/recital/uas/data/southwind.tcpip",.T.)
if nStatHand < 1
  messagebox('Cannot make connection', 16, 'SQL Connect Error')
else
  messagebox('Connection made', 48, 'SQL Connect Message')
  store "00010" to myVar
  SQLPREPARE(nStatHand, "SELECT * FROM example WHERE account_no = ?myVar", "restab")
  SQLEXEC(nStatHand)
  browse
  SQLDISCONNECT(nStatHand)
endif

Products

Recital, Recital Server