srv_setcolutype

Description

Define the user datatype to be associated with a column.

Syntax

CS_RETCODE srv_setcolutype(spp, column,utype)

SRV_PROC        *spp;
CS_INT              column;
CS_INT             utype;

Parameters

Returns

Examples

Example 1

#include    <ospublic.h>

/*

** Local Prototype.

*/

CS_RETCODE       ex_srv_setcolutype PROTOTYPE((

SRV_PROC         *spp,

CS_INT           column,

CS_INT            utype

));

/* 

** EX_SRV_SETCOLUTYPE

**

**   Example routine to define the user datatype to be associated

 **   with a column using srv_setcolutype.

**

** Arguments:

**  spp        A pointer to an internal thread control structure.

**  column     The column number associated with the type.

**  utype      The type to be associated with the column.

**

** Returns:

**

**  CS_SUCCEED      The datatype was successfully associated with

 **                  the column.

**  CS_FAIL         An error was detected.

*/

CS_RETCODE     ex_srv_setcolutype(spp, column, utype)

SRV_PROC       *spp;

CS_INT         column;

CS_INT         utype;

{

      /*

      ** Associate the type with the column.

      */

      if (srv_setcolutype(spp, column, utype) != CS_SUCCEED)

      {

            return(CS_FAIL);

      }

      return(CS_SUCCEED);

}

Usage

The datatype set through srv_setcolutype is the datatype the client application will receive through the DB-Library call dbcolutype or through the Client-Library call ct_describe.