SQLSetDescRec
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
This topic discusses SQLSetDescRec functionality that is specific to SQL Server Native Client.
SQLSetDescRec and Table-Valued Parameters
SQLSetDescRec can be used to set descriptor fields for table-valued parameters and table-valued parameter columns. Table-valued parameter columns are only available when the descriptor header field SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS is set to the ordinal of a record that has SQL_DESC_TYPE set to SQL_SS_TABLE. For more information about SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS, see SQLSetStmtAttr.
The following table describes the mapping between parameters and descriptor fields.
| Parameter | Related attribute for non-table-valued parameter types, including table-valued parameter columns | Related attribute for table-valued parameters |
|---|---|---|
| Type | SQL_DESC_TYPE | SQL_SS_TABLE |
| SubType | Ignored | For records of type SQL_DATETIME or SQL_INTERVAL, set this to SQL_DESC_DATETIME_INTERVAL_CODE. |
| Length | SQL_DESC_OCTET_LENGTH | The length of the table-valued parameter type name. This can be SQL_NTS if the type name is null terminated, or zero if the table-valued parameter type name is not required. |
| Precision | SQL_DESC_PRECISION | SQL_DESC_ARRAY_SIZE |
| Scale | SQL_DESC_SCALE | Unused. This parameter should be zero. |
| DataPtr | SQL_DESC_DATA_PTR in APD | SQL_CA_SS_TYPE_NAME This parameter is optional for stored procedure calls, and NULL can be specified if it is not required. This parameter must be specified for SQL statements that are not procedure calls. DataPtr also serves as a unique value that the application can use to identify this table-valued parameter when variable row binding is used. |
| StringLengthPtr | SQL_DESC_OCTET_LENGTH_PTR | SQL_DESC_OCTET_LENGTH_PTR For a table-valued parameter, this is the number of rows to transfer or SQL_DATA_AT_EXEC. This is a pointer to a value that holds the number of rows to transfer with SQLExecDirect. |
| IndicatorPtr | SQL_DESC_INDICATOR_PTR | SQL_DESC_INDICATOR_PTR |
For more information about table-valued parameters, see Table-Valued Parameters (ODBC).
SQLSetDescRec Support for Enhanced Date and Time Features
The values allowed for date/time types are as follows:
| Attribute | Type | SubType | Length | Precision | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| datetime | SQL_DATETIME | SQL_CODE_TIMESTAMP | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| smalldatetime | SQL_SQL_DATETIME | SQL_CODE_TIMESTAMP | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| date | SQL_DATETIME | SQL_CODE_DATE | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| time | SQL_SS_TIME2 | 0 | 10 | 0..7 | 0..7 |
| datetime2 | SQL_DATETIME | SQL_CODE_TIMESTAMP | 16 | 0..7 | 0..7 |
| datetimeoffset | SQL_SS_TIMESTAMPOFFSET | 0 | 20 | 0..7 | 0..7 |
For more information, see Date and Time Improvements (ODBC).
SQLSetDescRec Support for Large CLR UDTs
SQLSetDescRec supports large CLR user-defined types (UDTs). For more information, see Large CLR User-Defined Types (ODBC).