GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString Method
This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.
The GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString method converts a sql_variant column to a string and returns its value.
Syntax
object.GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString( Row, Column, ObjName)as String
Parts
object
Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.Row
Long integer that identifies a row by ordinal position.Column
Long integer that identifies a column by ordinal position.ObjName
String that specifies a table or view name.
Prototype (C/C++)
HRESULT GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString(
long lRow,
long lColumn,
SQLDMO_LPCSTR ObjName,
SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);
Note
SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.
Remarks
GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString can be useful in applications designed to display the contents of sql_variant columns, such as a Web site.
Columns with underlying numeric, decimal, or datetime data types cannot be converted to strings using the GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString method.
Note
If an application calls GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString on an instance of SQL Server version 7.0, the constant, SQLDMO_E_SQL80ONLY, and the message "This property or method requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later" are returned.