When you update data in the DataWindow painter, PowerBuilder builds a SQL UPDATE statement in the background. The Time parameter determines how PowerBuilder specifies a time datatype when it builds the SQL UPDATE statement.
ADO.NET
OLE DB
SNC SQL Native Client for Microsoft SQL Server
TimeFormat ='time_format'
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
time_format |
The time format you want PowerBuilder to use when it builds a SQL UPDATE statement to update a data source in the DataWindow painter. For more on display formats, see the Users Guide. |
If no value is specified for the TimeFormat parameter, PowerBuilder does not use a time datatype.
When you call stored procedures, the database server might not accept the time format built by PowerBuilder. If this occurs, you can try to use another format. For example, for Microsoft SQL Server, try this format:
TimeFormat='\''hh:mm:ss\'''
Assume you are updating a table named Workhours by setting the Start column to 08:30. This time is represented by the following PowerBuilder time format:
hh:mm
To specify that PowerBuilder should use this format for the time datatype when it builds the SQL UPDATE statement:
Database profile Type the following in the Time Format box on the Syntax page in the Database Profile Setup dialog box:
hh:mm
Application Type the following in code:
SQLCA.DBParm="TimeFormat='hh:mm'"
What happens PowerBuilder builds the following SQL UPDATE statement to update the table:
UPDATE WORKHOURS
SET START='08:30'
