dbName

Description

The name of the database column. PowerBuilder uses this value to construct the update syntax.

Applies to

Column controls

Syntax

Describe and Modify argument:

"columnname.dbName { = ' dbcolumnname ' }"

Parameter	Description
columnname	The name of the column for which you want the name of the corresponding database column
dbcolumnname	The name of the database column associated with columnname

Usage

DbName is the name of the database column in the format tablename.columnname. The value of dbName does not include the quotes that can be part of the SQL syntax.

In the painter

The Syntax view in the SQL Select painter displays the database column names (they can be shown with quotes).

Examples

Example 1

dbcol = dw1.Describe("emp_id.dbName")

dw1.Modify("emp_id.dbName='emp_id'")