LookupProperty Method for LCConnection

This method determines if a connector supports a specified property.

Defined In

LCConnection

Syntax

flag = lcConnection.LookupProperty (propertyToken, dataType, propertyFlags, propertyName)

Parameters


Parameter	Description
propertyToken	A token identifying the Connection property. See Appendix B for a list of property tokens.
dataType	Long. Output optional. The property data type.
propertyFlags	Long. Output optional. The property flags from the following list.
	LCPROPERTYF_CONNECT: Property is used for connecting.
	LCPROPERTYF_BOOLEAN: Property is a boolean value.
	LCPROPERTYF_READONLY: Property is read-only.
	LCPROPERTYF_TEXTLIST: Property is a text list.
propertyName	String. Output optional. The name of the property.

Return Value


Value	Description
flag	Integer. TRUE or FALSE, indicating whether the property is supported for this connection.

Example

Option Public
Uselsx "*lsxlc" 

Sub Initialize
  Dim connect As New LCConnection ("oracle") 

  ' note that a connect is not necessary to list and look up properties
  ' the parameters are optional, to text for the existence of a property
  ' simply provide the TOKEN parameter
  If (connect.LookupProperty (LCTOKEN_SERVER)) Then
    Print "Oracle has a 'Server' property"
  Else
    Print "Oracle does not have a 'Server' property"
  End If
  If (connect.LookupProperty (LCTOKEN_DATABASE)) Then
    Print "Oracle has a 'Database' property"
  Else
    Print "Oracle does not have a 'Database' property"
  End If
End Sub

Example Output

Oracle has a 'Server' property.
Oracle does not have a 'Database' property.