User Guide

98 Chapter 7: The Database API
Returns
An array of parameter objects, each specifying the following set of properties:
Example
The following example retrieves the parameter objects for the specified procedure and creates a
tooltip for each object using its properties.
var paramNameObjs = MMDB.getSPParameters(connName,procName);
for (i = 0; i < paramNameObjs.length; i++)
{
var paramObj = paramNameObjs[i];
var tooltiptext = paramObj.datatype;
tooltiptext+=" ";
tooltiptext+=GetDirString(paramObj.directiontype);
}
MMDB.getSPParamsAsString()
Availability
Dreamweaver UltraDev 1.
Description
This function gets a comma-delimited string that contains the list of parameters that the stored
procedure takes.
Arguments
connName, procName
• The connName argument is a connection name that is specified in the Connection Manager. It
identifies the connection string that Dreamweaver should use to make a database connection
to a live data source.
• The procName argument is the name of the stored procedure.
Returns
A comma-delimited string that contains the list of parameters that the stored procedure requires.
The parameters’ names, direction, and data type are included, separated by semicolons (;).
Property name Description
name
Name of the parameter (for example, @@lolimit)
datatype
Datatype of the parameter (for example, smallmoney)
direction
Direction of the parameter:
1-The parameter is used for input only.
2–The parameter is used for output only. In this case, you pass the
parameter by reference and the method places a value in it. You
can use the value after the method returns.
3– The parameter is used for both input and output.
4– The parameter holds a return value.
000_DW_API_Print.book Page 98 Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:14 AM