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ABL Reference
ABL Syntax Reference : DATASERVERS function
 

DATASERVERS function

Returns a list of database types your OpenEdge product supports from where it is executed. The DATASERVERS function takes no arguments.

Syntax

DATASERVERS
The DATASERVERS function returns a character string containing a comma-separated list of database types. For example:
"PROGRESS,MSS,ORACLE"
Which indicates licensed support for the OpenEdge database, DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server, and DataServer for Oracle.
You can use the returned string with the LOOKUP function to determine whether a particular type of database is supported.

Example

The following example displays a selection list of all supported database types:
r-dserv.p
DEFINE VARIABLE db-types AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO VIEW-AS SELECTION-LIST
  INNER-CHARS 20 INNER-LINES 3 LABEL "DataServers".

FORM db-types.
db-types:LIST-ITEMS = DATASERVERS.
UPDATE db-types.

See also

ALIAS function, CONNECT statement, CONNECTED function, CREATE ALIAS statement, CREATE CALL statement, DBCODEPAGE function, DBCOLLATION function, DBRESTRICTIONS function, DBTYPE function, DBVERSION function, DELETE ALIAS statement, DISCONNECT statement, FRAME-DB function, LDBNAME function, LOOKUP function, NUM-DBS function, PDBNAME function, SDBNAME function