ExpressionStore Object
Use this object to manipulate expressions contained in an expression store. An expression store is a database of expressions along with information about the expressions. There is one expression store for each commerce site.
ProgID: |
Commerce.ExpressionStore (Externally creatable) |
COM Class Name: |
ExpressionStore |
Type Library Name: |
Microsoft Commerce Server Expression System Type Library |
DLL Name: |
exprarch.dll |
Threading Model: |
Both |
[C++]
COM Interface Name: |
IExpressionStore |
Interface ID Constant: |
IID_IExpressionStore |
Header File: |
ExprArchDLL.h, exprarch.h |
In C++, use the IExpressionStore interface to access the methods of the ExpressionStore object.
Methods
Method |
Description |
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Validates and stores the connection string to the specified expression store. |
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Deletes an expression from the expression store. |
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Sets the connection string to an empty string. |
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Exports expressions from the expression store to a file. |
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Retrieves all expressions from the expression store. |
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Retrieves an expression from the expression store. |
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Translates an expression name into its corresponding expression ID. |
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Translates an expression ID into its corresponding expression name. |
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Imports a set of expressions to the expression store from a file. |
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Creates a new ADO Recordset object that contains an empty expression. |
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Queries for a list of expressions based on one or more criteria. |
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Renames an existing expression. |
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Saves a new or changed expression to the expression store. |
Remarks
The connection string to a valid expression store must be stored using the Connect method before calling any other method of the ExpressionStore object.
An ExpressionStore object is internally created when the Connect method of an ExpressionEval object is invoked.
Many of the methods in ExpressionStore class use the Expression recordset object. For more information, see Expression Recordset.