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Conference orarep::nomahs::odbc_rdb_driver

Title:DEC ODBC Driver
Notice:DEC ODBC Driver V2.0 Now Available
Moderator:SQLSRV::MAVRIS
Created:Tue Dec 29 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1357
Total number of notes:4864

1315.0. "ODBC supporting segmented strings..." by BROKE::BASTINE () Fri Mar 21 1997 14:59

I have a customer asking if ODBC supports Rdb segmented strings.  

I found references to it supporting INSERTs UPDATEs and DELETE's, but
this customer has segment string data types and the data is text.  She
wants to be able to SEE the data from MSA or powerbuilder... not just see
that it is an OLE object.  

I have a feeling that SELECT (READ) access to segmented strings is not
supported... am I right?  

Renee
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1315.1OLE is how the 4gl is implementing it...M5::JBALOGHFri Mar 21 1997 15:499
    I believe the driver supports segmented strings through normal ODBC
    calls. Displaying them as an OLE object is implemented through the 4gl.
    (VB and Powerbuilder). 
    
    The customer may want to ask Microsoft/Powersoft how to display a
    SQL_LONG_VARBINARY. I think there are special notes in ODBC help that
    discuss segmented strings. 
    
    John