How to: Use Data-at-Execution Parameters (ODBC)

New: 14 April 2006

To use data-at-execution text, ntext, or image parameters

1. When calling SQLBindParameter to bind a program buffer to the statement parameter:

   • For the last parameter, use SQL_LEN_DATA_AT_EXEC(length) where length is the total length of the text, ntext, or image parameter data in bytes.
   • Use an rgbValue (eighth parameter) of a program-defined parameter identifier.

2. Calling SQLExecDirect or SQLExecute returns SQL_NEED_DATA, which indicates that data-at-execution parameters are ready for processing.

3. For each data-at-execution parameter:

   • Call SQLParamData to get the program-defined parameter ID. It will return SQL_NEED_DATA if there is another data-at-execution parameter.
   • Call SQLPutData one or more times, to send the parameter data, until length is sent.

4. Call SQLParamData to indicate that all the data for the final data-at-execution parameter is sent. It will not return SQL_NEED_DATA.

See Also

Other Resources

Managing text and image Columns (ODBC)

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