BBjRecordSet::getSourceRecordData

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method re-reads the current BBjRecordData buffer from the source.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

BBjRecordData

getSourceRecordData()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns the source value of the current BBjRecordData.

Remarks

None.

Example

rem ' Re-read the BBjRecordSet buffer from the source

rem ' First, create a data file
FILENAME$="BBjRecordSet.dat"
MODES$=""
TEMPLATE$="STATE:C(2),NAME:C(16* = )"
erase FILENAME$,err=*next
mkeyed FILENAME$,[0:1:2],0,32
channel = unt
open (channel)FILENAME$
dim REC$:TEMPLATE$

rem ' Load the file with state codes and names
while 1
    dread rec.state$,rec.name$,END=*break
    write record (channel)rec$
wend
close (channel)

rem ' Create a file-based BBjRecordSet
RecordSet! = BBJAPI().createFileRecordSet(FILENAME$,MODES$,TEMPLATE$)

rem ' Go to the first record
RecordSet!.first()

rem ' Retrieve the RecordData for the current record
RecordData! = RecordSet!.getCurrentRecordData()

rem ' Print the RecordData
print 'lf',"Original RecordData is:",'LF',RecordData!,

rem ' Change the state name
RecordData!.setFieldValue("name","ALASKA")
RecordSet!.setCurrentRecordData(RecordData!)

rem ' Print the RecordData
print 'lf',"Modified RecordData is:",'LF',RecordData!,

rem ' Copy the modified RecordData back to the RecordSet
RecordData! = RecordSet!.getSourceRecordData()
RecordSet!.setCurrentRecordData(RecordData!)

rem ' Retrieve the RecordData for the current record
RecordData! = RecordSet!.getCurrentRecordData()

rem ' Print the RecordData
print 'lf',"Refreshed RecordData is:",'LF',RecordData!,
stop
DATA "AK","Alaska"
DATA "AL","Alabama"
DATA "AR","Arkansas"
DATA "AZ","Arizona"
DATA "CA","California"
DATA "CO","Colorado"
DATA "CT","Connecticut"
DATA "DC","District of Columbia"
DATA "DE","Delaware"
DATA "FL","Florida"
DATA "GA","Georgia"
DATA "GU","Guam"
DATA "HI","Hawaii"
DATA "IA","Iowa"
DATA "ID","Idaho"
DATA "IL","Illinois"
DATA "IN","Indiana"
DATA "KS","Kansas"
DATA "KY","Kentucky"
DATA "LA","Louisiana"
DATA "MA","Massachusetts"
DATA "MD","Maryland"
DATA "ME","Maine"
DATA "MI","Michigan"
DATA "MN","Minnesota"
DATA "MO","Missouri"
DATA "MS","Mississippi"
DATA "MT","Montana"
DATA "NC","North Carolina"
DATA "ND","North Dakota"
DATA "NE","Nebraska"
DATA "NH","New Hampshire"
DATA "NJ","New Jersey"
DATA "NM","New Mexico"
DATA "NV","Nevada"
DATA "NY","New York"
DATA "OH","Ohio"
DATA "OK","Oklahoma"
DATA "OR","Oregon"
DATA "PA","Pennsylvania"
DATA "PR","Puerto Rico"
DATA "RI","Rhode Island"
DATA "SC","South Carolina"
DATA "SD","South Dakota"
DATA "TN","Tennessee"
DATA "TX","Texas"
DATA "UT","Utah"
DATA "VA","Virginia"
DATA "VI","Virgin Islands"
DATA "VT","Vermont"
DATA "WA","Washington"
DATA "WI","Wisconsin"
DATA "WV","West Virginia"
DATA "WY","Wyoming"

See Also

BBjAPI

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.