====== COPY Method ======


 
==== Description ====
 
Method for copying entities.
 
==== Syntax ====
 
//retval// = **Repository**('COPY', //entID, destination, source//)
 
==== Parameters ====
 
The COPY method has the following parameters

^Parameter^Description^
|//Message//|'COPY'|
|destination|The name of the entity to be created from the copy.  The name should be the fully qualified repository id.|
|source|The entity that will be copied.  The name should be the fully qualified repository id.||

 
==== Returns ====
 
Use [[get_status|Get_Status()]] to test for error return.

**Note:**  Always call the [[get_status|Get_Status function]] after calling [[repository|Repository()]].
 
==== Remarks ====
 
The fully qualified Repository Id consists of four elements, which are '*' (asterisk) delimited:

* Application name

* Type ID

* Class ID

* Entity name

Methods are executed as follows:  if class specific, execute at the class level; if type specific, execute at the type level; otherwise, execute the method.
 
==== See Also ====
 
[[repository|Repository() function]], [[get_repos_entities|Get_Repos_Entities()]]. Also, Stored Procedures chapter in the //Guide to Application Development//.
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
/* Copy the source code of the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure to CENTERWINDOW_BACKUP */

Declare Function Get_Repos_Entities, Repository, Get_Status

AppID = @APPID<1>  ;* current application

TypeID = "STPROC"  ;* OpenInsight stored procedures

ClassID = ""  ;* Not Applicable

Stored_Proc_Name = 'CENTERWINDOW'

Backup_Proc_Name = 'CENTERWINDOW_BACKUP'

entid = AppID : '*' : TypeID : '*' : ClassID : '*' : Stored_Proc_Name

backupid = AppID : '*' : TypeID : '*' : ClassID : '*' : Backup_Proc_Name

result = Repository("COPY", backupid, entid)

*  test result

If Get_Status(ErrCode) then

   call msg(@window, 'Error Message returned: ' : ErrCode)

end
</code>