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Attribute
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Type
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Description
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ASYNCHRONOUS attribute
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LOGICAL
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Applies only when the logic to be dynamically invoked resides on a Progress AppServer™.Indicates if you want the logic to run asynchronously.
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ASYNC-REQUEST-HANDLE attribute
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HANDLE
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Applies only when ASYNCHRONOUS is TRUE.
A handle to an asynchronous-request object containing detailed information on your asynchronous request.
Set by the INVOKE( ) method when ASYNCHRONOUS is TRUE.
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CALL-NAME attribute
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CHARACTER
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The name of one of the following:
 A procedure or user-defined function you want to invoke dynamically
An attribute you want to get or set dynamically
A method you want to invoke dynamically
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CALL-TYPE attribute
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INTEGER
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Indicates if you are dynamically:
Invoking a procedure
Invoking a user-defined function
Invoking a Windows DLL or UNIX shared library routine
Getting an attribute or invoking a method
Setting an attribute
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EVENT-PROCEDURE attribute
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CHARACTER
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Applies only when ASYNCHRONOUS is TRUE.
The name of an internal procedure you want executed when a dynamic, asynchronous invoke completes.
Note: You must set EVENT-PROCEDURE before you execute INVOKE( ).
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EVENT-PROCEDURE-CONTEXT attribute
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HANDLE
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Applies only when ASYNCHRONOUS is TRUE.
A handle to a running persistent procedure containing an internal procedure you want executed when a dynamic, asynchronous invoke completes.
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HANDLE attribute
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HANDLE
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A handle to the object.
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IN-HANDLE attribute
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HANDLE
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Contains one of the following:
A handle to a persistent, single-run, or singleton procedure
A handle to an object, such as a buffer or socket, whose attributes or methods you want to invoke dynamically
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INSTANTIATING-PROCEDURE attribute
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HANDLE
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Returns the handle to the procedure in which an object was instantiated.
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IS-PARAMETER-SET attribute
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LOGICAL
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Indicates if you have already set a particular parameter.
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LIBRARY attribute
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CHARACTER
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Specifies the name of a Windows DLL or a UNIX shared library.
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LIBRARY-CALLING-CONVENTION attribute
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CHARACTER
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Specifies the calling convention for a Windows DLL or a UNIX shared library.
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NUM-PARAMETERS attribute
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INTEGER
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The number of parameters you are passing.
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ORDINAL attribute
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INTEGER
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Specifies the number of the entry point of the Windows DLL routine to invoke.
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PERSISTENT attribute
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LOGICAL
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Indicates if you want an external procedure you plan to invoke dynamically to run as persistent.1
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PROCEDURE-TYPE attribute
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CHARACTER
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Indicates if you want an external procedure you plan to invoke dynamically to run as persistent, single-run, or singleton. Takes values of "PERSISTENT", "SINGLE-RUN", or "SINGLETON", respectively.2
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RETURN-VALUE attribute
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RETURN-VALUE-
DATA-TYPE
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Applies only to user-defined functions, attributes, and methods.Contains one of the following:
The value returned by a user-defined function
The value of an attribute
The value returned by a method
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RETURN-VALUE-DATA-TYPE attribute
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CHARACTER
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The data type of the return value.
Applies only to user-defined functions, attributes, and methods.
If you set this before you execute the INVOKE( ) method, the return value is converted to this data type.
If you do not set this before you execute the INVOKE( ) method, it indicates the return value's data type.
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RETURN-VALUE-DLL-TYPE attribute
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CHARACTER
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Specifies the expected data type returned from a Windows DLL routine.
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SERVER attribute
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HANDLE
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A handle to an AppServer containing logic you want to invoke dynamically.
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TYPE attribute
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CHARACTER
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The type of a handle.
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