ACCESS Method

Method for accessing (i.e., reading) entities of a given type or class, and determining whether an entity exists. There are no arguments for ACCESS.

object = Repository('ACCESS', entID)

The ACCESS method has the following parameters.

ParameterDescription
Message'ACCESS'
entIDentID 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.

object - The contents of the entity entID.

Note: Always call the Get_Status function after calling Repository.

Repository() function, Get_Repos_Entities(). Also, Stored Procedures chapter in the Guide to Application Development.

/* Read the source code of the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure into the variable called result */

Declare Function Repository, Get_Status

AppID = @APPID<1>  ;* current application

TypeID = "STPROC"  ;* OpenInsight stored procedures

ClassID = ""  ;* Not Applicable

Stored_Proc_Name = 'CENTERWINDOW'

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

result = Repository('ACCESS', entid)

*  result now contains the source code to CENTERWINDOW

 

If Get_Status(ErrCode) then

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

end
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