UPDATE Method

Method for updating an entity while allowing the repository routines to record the update.

retval = Repository('UPDATE', entID, param1)

The UPDATE method has the following parameters.

ParameterDescription
Message'UPDATE'
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.
param1The updated contents of the entity. UPDATE will update the contents and log it to the repository.

Null

Note: Always call the Get_Status function after calling Repository.

Repository() function, NEW Method, WRITE Method, 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, change the code, and update the repository. */

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'

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)

  return 1

end

 

result = '/*  adding a comment, and updating... */' : @fm : result

 

retval = Repository("UPDATE", entid, result)

If Get_Status(ErrCode) then

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

  return 1

end
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