Example: Accessing Attributes Values

The following example accesses the attributes of the "PERSON" referenceable object in the server. Before running the sample code, make sure that you have the necessary datatypes and tables in the database. See Schema Description used in examples of OraObject/OraRef.

Dim OraSession as OraSession

Dim OraDatabase as OraDatabase

Dim OraDynaset as OraDynaset

Dim Person as OraRef

Dim Address as OraObject

'Create the OraSession Object.

Set OraSession = CreateObject("OracleInProcServer.XOraSession")

'Create the OraDatabase Object by opening a connection to Oracle.

Set OraDatabase = OraSession.OpenDatabase("ExampleDb", "scott/tiger", 0&)

'create a dynaset object from customers

set OraDynaset = OraDatabase.CreateDynaset("select * from customers", 0&)

'retrieve a aperson column from customers. Here Value property of OraField object

'returns Person OraRef

set Person = OraDynaset.Fields("aperson").Value

'access the attribute by dot notation.

msgbox Person.Name

'access the attribute using '!' notation ( early binding application)

msgbox Person!Name

'access the attribute by index

msgbox Person(1)

'access the attribute by name

msgbox Person("Name")

'access Addr attribute . This returns Address OraObject.

set Address = Person.Addr