GetDynamicDateTime

Description

Obtains data of type DateTime from the DynamicDescriptionArea after you have executed a dynamic SQL statement.

Restriction You can use this function only after executing Format 4 dynamic SQL statements.

Syntax

DynamicDescriptionArea.GetDynamicDateTime ( index )

Argument	Description
DynamicDescriptionArea	The name of the DynamicDescriptionArea, usually SQLDA.
index	An integer identifying the output parameter descriptor from which you want to get the data. Index must be less than or equal to the value in NumOutputs in DynamicDescriptionArea.

Returns

DateTime. Returns the DateTime data in the output parameter descriptor identified by index in DynamicDescriptionArea. Returns 1900-01-01 00:00:00.000000 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is null, GetDynamicDateTime returns null.

Usage

Use GetDynamicDateTime when the value of OutParmType is TypeDateTime! for the value that you want to retrieve from the array.

To test for the error value, you must use the DateTime function to construct the value to which you want to compare the returned value. PowerBuilder does not support DateTime literals.

Examples

Example 1

These statements set SystemDateTime to the DateTime data in the second output parameter descriptor:

DateTime SystemDateTime

SystemDateTime = SQLDA.GetDynamicDateTime(2)

IF SystemDateTime = &

    DateTime(1900-01-01, 00:00:00) THEN

    ... // Error handling

END IF

For an example of retrieving data from the DynamicDescriptionArea, see GetDynamicDate.