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ABL Reference
Handle Reference : ProDataSet object handle
 

ProDataSet object handle

A handle to a ProDataSet object. A ProDataSet object is a collection of one or more related temp-tables. Each temp-table in a ProDataSet object can attach to a data-source object that allows filling of the temp-table from the data source, or updating the data source from the temp-table. A ProDataSet object can optionally contain a set of data relations between the temp-tables.
A ProDataSet object can be static or dynamic. A static ProDataSet object is one you define at compile time with the DEFINE DATASET statement. A dynamic ProDataSet object is one you create at run time with the CREATE DATASET statement. Use this handle to access the ProDataSet object's attributes and methods, and its sub-elements (its temp-table buffers, data relations, data sources, and so on) and their attributes and methods.

Syntax

dataset-object-handle [ :attribute | :method ]
dataset-object-handle
An item of type HANDLE representing a handle to a ProDataSet object.
attribute
An attribute of the ProDataSet object.
method
A method of the ProDataSet object.

Attributes

Methods

Events

AFTER-FILL event
BEFORE-FILL event
For information on these FILL events, see the ProDataSetevents.

Notes

For information about dynamically accessing the data in a ProDataSet object, see the reference entries related to the TEMP-TABLE, BUFFER, BUFFER-FIELD, and QUERY objects.

See also

Buffer object handle, CREATE DATASET statement, DEFINE DATASET statement, EMPTY-TEMP-TABLE( ) method, Temp-table object handle