IDADB2Connection

Overview

The IDADB2Connection interface extends a generic IDAConnection interface. This interface was created for identification purposes only and it is implemented by all IBM DB2 connections

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BeginTransaction  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Starts transaction.

function BeginTransaction: Integer

Close  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Closes a physical connection to the database back-end,

procedure Close

CommitTransaction  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Commits transaction.

procedure CommitTransaction

Connected    (declared in IDAConnection)

Indicates whether the connection object currently has an active link to the database (true) or not (false). Usually, a Data Abstract connection connects to the database when it is created, and is not closed until discarded and eventually removed from the connection pool. However, you can use the Open and Close methods to manually connect or disconnect from the database, if needed.

property Connected: Boolean read write

ConnectionPool    (declared in IDAConnection)

Provides access to the IDAConnectionPool.

property ConnectionPool: IDAConnectionPool read write

ConnectionString    (declared in IDAConnection)

Sets the database connection string that was used to open this connection. The exact content of this string depends on the driver and database you are using, but it will usually contain information such as the database name, user id and password, as well as additional connection parameters. Please refer to the reference for the specific driver for more details.

property ConnectionString: string read write

ConnectionType    (declared in IDAConnection)

Holds the connection type.

property ConnectionType: string read

GetConnected  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns connection state.

function GetConnected: Boolean

GetForeignKeys  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fills ForeignKeys with actual foreign keys.

procedure GetForeignKeys(out ForeignKeys: TDADriverForeignKeyCollection)

Parameters:

  • ForeignKeys: collection that will be filled.

GetLastAutoInc  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns last autoinc value.

function GetLastAutoInc(const GeneratorName: string): Integer

Parameters:

  • GeneratorName: Specified generator name.

GetLastAutoIncValue  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns last autoinc value.

function GetLastAutoIncValue(const GeneratorName: string): Variant

Parameters:

  • GeneratorName: Specified generator name.

GetPassword  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the password.

function GetPassword: string

GetQueryBuilder  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Creates an instance of the TDAQueryBuilder.

function GetQueryBuilder: TDAQueryBuilder

GetQueryFields  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the fields of a specified SQL.

procedure GetQueryFields(const aSQL: string; aParamsIfNeeded: TDAParamCollection; out Fields: TDAFieldCollection)

Parameters:

  • aSQL: given SQL
  • aParamsIfNeeded: optional parameters
  • Fields: fields of SQL

GetQuoteChars  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns quote symbols as an array.

function GetQuoteChars: TDAQuoteCharArray

GetSPSelectSyntax  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns select syntax for stored procedure.

function GetSPSelectSyntax(HasArguments: Boolean): string

Parameters:

  • HasArguments: parameters are present or not

GetStoredProcedureNames  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the list of stored procedures names.

procedure GetStoredProcedureNames(out List: IROStrings)

Parameters:

  • List: list of stored procedures names

GetStoredProcedureParams  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Retrieves the stored procedure params.

procedure GetStoredProcedureParams(const aStoredProcedureName: string; out Params: TDAParamCollection)

Parameters:

  • aStoredProcedureName: stored procedure's name
  • Params: stored procedure params.

GetTableFields  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Returns the fields of a specified table.

procedure GetTableFields(const aTableName: string; out Fields: TDAFieldCollection)

Parameters:

  • aTableName: Specified data table name
  • Fields: Output collection of data table fields

GetTableNames  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the list of tables names.

procedure GetTableNames(out List: IROStrings)

Parameters:

  • List: list of tables names.

GetUserID  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the user ID.

function GetUserID: string

GetViewFields  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the fields of a specified view.

procedure GetViewFields(const aViewName: string; out Fields: TDAFieldCollection)

Parameters:

  • aViewName: view's name
  • Fields: fields of a specified view.

GetViewNames  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the list of view names.

procedure GetViewNames(out List: IROStrings)

Parameters:

  • List: list of view names.

GetWhereBuilder  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Creates an instance of the TDASQLWhereBuilder.

function GetWhereBuilder: TDASQLWhereBuilder

IdentifierNeedsQuoting  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Checks if identifier need to be quoted

function IdentifierNeedsQuoting(const iIdentifier: string): Boolean

Parameters:

  • iIdentifier: identifier.

InTransaction    (declared in IDAConnection)

Indicates whether the connection is currently inside a transaction (true) or not (false). When inside a transaction, all changes made to the database are not applied to the physical database right away, but will be held until the transaction is commited. Then and only then will all changes be made permanent. Exact transaction behavior (such as transaction isolation) might also depend on the used database back-end setup and the connection parameters.

property InTransaction: Boolean read

isAlive  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns True if connection is alive.

function isAlive: Boolean

Name    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns a human-readable name for the connection. For connections obtained through a TDAConnectionManager component, this will be the name that the connection was defined under in Schema Modeler.

property Name: string read

NewCommand  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns a new IDASQLCommand implementation that can be used to executing custom command that was previously defined in schema.

function NewCommand(const Text: string; CommandType: TDASQLStatementType; const aCommandName: string): IDASQLCommand

Parameters:

  • Text: stored procedure's name or SQL statement (depends on command type)
  • CommandType: command type
  • aCommandName: command name

NewDataset  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns a new IDADataset implementation that can be used to retrieve records from the database.

function NewDataset(const SQL: string; const aDatasetName: string): IDADataset

Parameters:

  • SQL: SQL statement
  • aDatasetName: Dataset's name

OnAfterExecuteCommand    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires right after a command was executed.

property OnAfterExecuteCommand: TDAAfterExecuteCommandEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnAfterExecuteCommand(const Sender: IDASQLCommand; ActualSQL: string; ElapsedMilliseconds: Cardinal)

OnAfterOpenDataset    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires after dataset was opened

property OnAfterOpenDataset: TDAAfterOpenDatasetEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnAfterOpenDataset(const Sender: IDADataset; ActualSQL: string; ElapsedMilliseconds: Cardinal)

OnBeforeExecuteCommand    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires just before a command will be executed.

property OnBeforeExecuteCommand: TDABeforeExecuteCommandEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnBeforeExecuteCommand(const Sender: IDASQLCommand)

OnBeforeOpenDataset    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires before dataset was opened

property OnBeforeOpenDataset: TDABeforeOpenDatasetEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnBeforeOpenDataset(const Sender: IDADataset)

OnExecuteCommandError    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires if error was present during execution of command.

property OnExecuteCommandError: TDAExecuteCommandErrorEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnExecuteCommandError(const Sender: IDASQLCommand; ActualSQL: string; Error: Exception)

OnOpenDatasetError    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fired if error was occured duting opening of dataset

property OnOpenDatasetError: TDAOpenDatasetErrorEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnOpenDatasetError(const Sender: IDADataset; ActualSQL: string; Error: Exception)

Open  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Establishes a physical connection to the database back-end, using the specified ConnectionString.

procedure Open(const aUserID: string; const aPassword: string)

Parameters:

  • aUserID: username
  • aPassword: password

Password    (declared in IDAConnection)

Defines the Password that was or will be used to open this connection. This value is usually obtained from the connection string.

property Password: string read write

QuoteFieldName  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes field name.

function QuoteFieldName(const aTableName: string; const aFieldName: string): string

Parameters:

  • aTableName: table name.
  • aFieldName: field name.

QuoteFieldNameIfNeeded  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes field name if is required.

function QuoteFieldNameIfNeeded(const aTableName: string; const aFieldName: string): string

Parameters:

  • aTableName: table name.
  • aFieldName: field name.

QuoteIdentifier  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes identifier.

function QuoteIdentifier(const iIdentifier: string): string

Parameters:

  • iIdentifier: identifier.

QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes identifier if is required.

function QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded(const iIdentifier: string): string

Parameters:

  • iIdentifier: identifier.

RollbackTransaction  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Discards a transaction that was started with a prior call to BeginTransaction. All changes made in the context of the transaction will be be discarded and not applied to the physical database. To persist the changes made, instead of discarding them, call CommitTransaction instead.

procedure RollbackTransaction

SetConnected  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Opens or closes a physical connection to the database back-end,

procedure SetConnected(Value: Boolean)

Parameters:

  • Value: state

SetPassword  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Sets the password.

procedure SetPassword(const Value: string)

Parameters:

  • Value: password

SetUserID  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Sets the user ID.

procedure SetUserID(const Value: string)

Parameters:

  • Value: user ID

UseMacroProcessor    (declared in IDAConnection)

Specifies an usage of macro processor.

property UseMacroProcessor: Boolean read write

UserID    (declared in IDAConnection)

Holds the User ID that was or will be used to open this connection. This value is usually obtained from the connection string.

property UserID: string read write

 

Connected    (declared in IDAConnection)

Indicates whether the connection object currently has an active link to the database (true) or not (false). Usually, a Data Abstract connection connects to the database when it is created, and is not closed until discarded and eventually removed from the connection pool. However, you can use the Open and Close methods to manually connect or disconnect from the database, if needed.

property Connected: Boolean read write

ConnectionPool    (declared in IDAConnection)

Provides access to the IDAConnectionPool.

property ConnectionPool: IDAConnectionPool read write

ConnectionString    (declared in IDAConnection)

Sets the database connection string that was used to open this connection. The exact content of this string depends on the driver and database you are using, but it will usually contain information such as the database name, user id and password, as well as additional connection parameters. Please refer to the reference for the specific driver for more details.

property ConnectionString: string read write

ConnectionType    (declared in IDAConnection)

Holds the connection type.

property ConnectionType: string read

InTransaction    (declared in IDAConnection)

Indicates whether the connection is currently inside a transaction (true) or not (false). When inside a transaction, all changes made to the database are not applied to the physical database right away, but will be held until the transaction is commited. Then and only then will all changes be made permanent. Exact transaction behavior (such as transaction isolation) might also depend on the used database back-end setup and the connection parameters.

property InTransaction: Boolean read

Name    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns a human-readable name for the connection. For connections obtained through a TDAConnectionManager component, this will be the name that the connection was defined under in Schema Modeler.

property Name: string read

Password    (declared in IDAConnection)

Defines the Password that was or will be used to open this connection. This value is usually obtained from the connection string.

property Password: string read write

UseMacroProcessor    (declared in IDAConnection)

Specifies an usage of macro processor.

property UseMacroProcessor: Boolean read write

UserID    (declared in IDAConnection)

Holds the User ID that was or will be used to open this connection. This value is usually obtained from the connection string.

property UserID: string read write

 

BeginTransaction  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Starts transaction.

function BeginTransaction: Integer

Close  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Closes a physical connection to the database back-end,

procedure Close

CommitTransaction  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Commits transaction.

procedure CommitTransaction

GetConnected  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns connection state.

function GetConnected: Boolean

GetForeignKeys  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fills ForeignKeys with actual foreign keys.

procedure GetForeignKeys(out ForeignKeys: TDADriverForeignKeyCollection)

Parameters:

  • ForeignKeys: collection that will be filled.

GetLastAutoInc  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns last autoinc value.

function GetLastAutoInc(const GeneratorName: string): Integer

Parameters:

  • GeneratorName: Specified generator name.

GetLastAutoIncValue  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns last autoinc value.

function GetLastAutoIncValue(const GeneratorName: string): Variant

Parameters:

  • GeneratorName: Specified generator name.

GetPassword  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the password.

function GetPassword: string

GetQueryBuilder  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Creates an instance of the TDAQueryBuilder.

function GetQueryBuilder: TDAQueryBuilder

GetQueryFields  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the fields of a specified SQL.

procedure GetQueryFields(const aSQL: string; aParamsIfNeeded: TDAParamCollection; out Fields: TDAFieldCollection)

Parameters:

  • aSQL: given SQL
  • aParamsIfNeeded: optional parameters
  • Fields: fields of SQL

GetQuoteChars  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns quote symbols as an array.

function GetQuoteChars: TDAQuoteCharArray

GetSPSelectSyntax  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns select syntax for stored procedure.

function GetSPSelectSyntax(HasArguments: Boolean): string

Parameters:

  • HasArguments: parameters are present or not

GetStoredProcedureNames  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the list of stored procedures names.

procedure GetStoredProcedureNames(out List: IROStrings)

Parameters:

  • List: list of stored procedures names

GetStoredProcedureParams  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Retrieves the stored procedure params.

procedure GetStoredProcedureParams(const aStoredProcedureName: string; out Params: TDAParamCollection)

Parameters:

  • aStoredProcedureName: stored procedure's name
  • Params: stored procedure params.

GetTableFields  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Returns the fields of a specified table.

procedure GetTableFields(const aTableName: string; out Fields: TDAFieldCollection)

Parameters:

  • aTableName: Specified data table name
  • Fields: Output collection of data table fields

GetTableNames  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the list of tables names.

procedure GetTableNames(out List: IROStrings)

Parameters:

  • List: list of tables names.

GetUserID  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the user ID.

function GetUserID: string

GetViewFields  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the fields of a specified view.

procedure GetViewFields(const aViewName: string; out Fields: TDAFieldCollection)

Parameters:

  • aViewName: view's name
  • Fields: fields of a specified view.

GetViewNames  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns the list of view names.

procedure GetViewNames(out List: IROStrings)

Parameters:

  • List: list of view names.

GetWhereBuilder  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Creates an instance of the TDASQLWhereBuilder.

function GetWhereBuilder: TDASQLWhereBuilder

IdentifierNeedsQuoting  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Checks if identifier need to be quoted

function IdentifierNeedsQuoting(const iIdentifier: string): Boolean

Parameters:

  • iIdentifier: identifier.

isAlive  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns True if connection is alive.

function isAlive: Boolean

NewCommand  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns a new IDASQLCommand implementation that can be used to executing custom command that was previously defined in schema.

function NewCommand(const Text: string; CommandType: TDASQLStatementType; const aCommandName: string): IDASQLCommand

Parameters:

  • Text: stored procedure's name or SQL statement (depends on command type)
  • CommandType: command type
  • aCommandName: command name

NewDataset  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Returns a new IDADataset implementation that can be used to retrieve records from the database.

function NewDataset(const SQL: string; const aDatasetName: string): IDADataset

Parameters:

  • SQL: SQL statement
  • aDatasetName: Dataset's name

Open  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Establishes a physical connection to the database back-end, using the specified ConnectionString.

procedure Open(const aUserID: string; const aPassword: string)

Parameters:

  • aUserID: username
  • aPassword: password

QuoteFieldName  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes field name.

function QuoteFieldName(const aTableName: string; const aFieldName: string): string

Parameters:

  • aTableName: table name.
  • aFieldName: field name.

QuoteFieldNameIfNeeded  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes field name if is required.

function QuoteFieldNameIfNeeded(const aTableName: string; const aFieldName: string): string

Parameters:

  • aTableName: table name.
  • aFieldName: field name.

QuoteIdentifier  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes identifier.

function QuoteIdentifier(const iIdentifier: string): string

Parameters:

  • iIdentifier: identifier.

QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded  safecall    (declared in IDACustomConnection)

Quotes identifier if is required.

function QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded(const iIdentifier: string): string

Parameters:

  • iIdentifier: identifier.

RollbackTransaction  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Discards a transaction that was started with a prior call to BeginTransaction. All changes made in the context of the transaction will be be discarded and not applied to the physical database. To persist the changes made, instead of discarding them, call CommitTransaction instead.

procedure RollbackTransaction

SetConnected  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Opens or closes a physical connection to the database back-end,

procedure SetConnected(Value: Boolean)

Parameters:

  • Value: state

SetPassword  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Sets the password.

procedure SetPassword(const Value: string)

Parameters:

  • Value: password

SetUserID  safecall    (declared in IDAConnection)

Sets the user ID.

procedure SetUserID(const Value: string)

Parameters:

  • Value: user ID

 

OnAfterExecuteCommand    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires right after a command was executed.

property OnAfterExecuteCommand: TDAAfterExecuteCommandEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnAfterExecuteCommand(const Sender: IDASQLCommand; ActualSQL: string; ElapsedMilliseconds: Cardinal)

OnAfterOpenDataset    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires after dataset was opened

property OnAfterOpenDataset: TDAAfterOpenDatasetEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnAfterOpenDataset(const Sender: IDADataset; ActualSQL: string; ElapsedMilliseconds: Cardinal)

OnBeforeExecuteCommand    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires just before a command will be executed.

property OnBeforeExecuteCommand: TDABeforeExecuteCommandEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnBeforeExecuteCommand(const Sender: IDASQLCommand)

OnBeforeOpenDataset    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires before dataset was opened

property OnBeforeOpenDataset: TDABeforeOpenDatasetEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnBeforeOpenDataset(const Sender: IDADataset)

OnExecuteCommandError    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fires if error was present during execution of command.

property OnExecuteCommandError: TDAExecuteCommandErrorEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnExecuteCommandError(const Sender: IDASQLCommand; ActualSQL: string; Error: Exception)

OnOpenDatasetError    (declared in IDAConnection)

Fired if error was occured duting opening of dataset

property OnOpenDatasetError: TDAOpenDatasetErrorEvent read write
delegate: procedure OnOpenDatasetError(const Sender: IDADataset; ActualSQL: string; Error: Exception)