FairCom DB Direct SQL Interface

This topic lists the FairCom DB Direct SQL Programmatic API broken into functional groupings: Initialization, Command and Parameter Functions, Table Management Functions and Data Type Functions. Each of these groupings sub-groups as described below.


Initialization

The initialization functions prepares the environment for the database operation and manages transactions. These functions involve the use or definition of the connection handle.

 

Command and Parameter Functions

These functions prepare and execute FairCom DB SQL statements. They involve one command handle.

 

Table Management Functions

The Table Management functions define and retrieve the table structure definition. These functions involve the use or definition of one cursor handle.

 

Data Type Functions

The data type functions define and retrieve the data types of the tables involved in the FairCom DB SQL database. Most of the functions involve the use of one cursor handle. ctsqlSetBlob() involves a command handle, and there are no handles involved with some other functions in this category.

Note: Be sure to choose a function of the correct data type for your specific field type. Using a different data type (for example using only 1 byte of a ctsqlGetSmallInt for a bit field) could produce unexpected results.

 

FairCom DB DSQL Field Types

Type Mnemonic Type Number
CTSQL_CHAR 1
CTSQL_NUMERIC 2
CTSQL_SMALLINT 3
CTSQL_INTEGER 4
CTSQL_REAL 5
CTSQL_FLOAT 6
CTSQL_DATE 7
CTSQL_MONEY 8
CTSQL_TIME 9
CTSQL_TIMESTAMP 10
CTSQL_TINYINT 11
CTSQL_BINARY 12
CTSQL_BIT 13
CTSQL_LVC 14
CTSQL_LVB 15
CTSQL_BIGINT 16
CTSQL_NCHAR* 17
CTSQL_NVARCHAR* 18
CTSQL_NCHAR_CS* 19
CTSQL_NVARCHAR_CS* 20
CTSQL_VARCHAR 21
CTSQL_BLOB 22
CTSQL_CLOB 23
CTSQL_NLVC 24
CTSQL_NCLOB 25
CTSQL_VARBINARY 26

*National character fields are only supported in the Unicode version of FairCom DB SQL.

 

FairCom DB DSQL Transaction Isolation Levels

CTSQL_ISOLEVEL Mnemonic Value
CTSQL_READ_UNCOMMITTED* 0
CTSQL_READ_COMMITTED 1
CTSQL_REPEATABLE_READ 2
CTSQL_SERIALIZABLE* 3

*Levels CTSQL_READ_UNCOMMITTED and CTSQL_SERIALIZABLE are not currently supported by FairCom DB SQL