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Control parameters

The following parameters are defined by mmodbc:

SQLautocommit
Enable/disable auto commit mode.
SQLbufsize
Data buffer size.
SQLcolsize
Maximum string length.
SQLconnection
Identification number of the active ODBC connection.
SQLdebug
Enable/disable debug mode.
SQLdm
Driver manager currently used.
SQLextn
Enable/Disable extended syntax.
SQLndxcol
Indicate whether to use first columns as indices.
SQLrowcnt
Number of lines affected by the last SQL command.
SQLrowxfr
Number of lines transferred during the last SQL command.
SQLsuccess
Indicate whether the last SQL command succeeded.
SQLverbose
Enable/disable message printing by the ODBC driver.

All parameters can be accessed with the Mosel function getparam, and those that are not marked read-only in the list below may be set using the procedure setparam.

Example:

setparam("SQLverbose", true)    ! Enable message printing by the ODBC driver
csize:=getparam("SQLcolsize")   ! Get the maximum string length
setparam("SQLconnection", 3)    ! Select the connection number 3