OR 11.2 | Describe Statement

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Describe Statement

This statement gets a list of the attributes of a class.

This statement has the following syntax:

exec 4gl describe object into descriptor;

The describe statement creates descriptors for the object's or array's attributes in the SQLDA structure specified by descriptor. For an array, it creates descriptors for the row's type.

This statement has the following parameters:

object

Specifies the handle of the object or array to be described. This parameter is an integer.

descriptor

Specifies the name of the descriptor for the SQLDA

Last modified date: 12/20/2023