fixed corrupted file, checked in as text file now

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / db.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/db.tex b/docs/latex/wx/db.tex
index cf417c38b815907f40cd52218a0e912254ae14f7..68d2f0e904d33a4d17da1c5afecf3a16c6e42641 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/db.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/db.tex
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ cached connections created by calls to wxDbGetConnection().
 \func{const wxChar *}{wxDbLogExtendedErrorMsg}{\param{const wxChar *}{userText}, \param{wxDb *}{pDb}, \param{wxChar *}{ErrFile}, \param{int }{ErrLine}}
 
 Writes a message to the wxLog window (stdout usually) when an internal
-error situation occurs.  This function only works in DEBUG builds
+error situation occurs.
 
 \func{bool}{wxDbSqlLog}{\param{wxDbSqlLogState }{state}, \param{const wxString \&}{filename = SQL\_LOG\_FILENAME}}
 
@@ -1185,7 +1185,13 @@ used for behavioral descriptions.
 \membersection{wxDb::Open}\label{wxdbopen}
 
 \func{bool}{Open}{\param{const wxString \&}{Dsn}, \param{const wxString \&}{Uid},
-\param{const wxString \&}{AuthStr}}
+\param{const wxString \&}{AuthStr}, \param{bool }{failOnDataTypeUnsupported}}
+
+\func{bool}{Open}{\param{const wxString \&}{inConnectStr}, 
+\param{bool }{failOnDataTypeUnsupported}}
+
+\func{bool}{Open}{\param{wxDbConnectInf *}{dbConnectInf}, 
+\param{bool }{failOnDataTypeUnsupported}}
 
 \func{bool}{Open}{\param{wxDb *}{copyDb}}
 
@@ -1222,9 +1228,25 @@ Privileges include being able to create new objects, update objects, delete
 objects and so on.  Users and privileges are normally administered by the
 database administrator.}
 \docparam{AuthStr}{The password associated with the Uid.}
-\docparam{copyDb}{Already completely configured and opened datasource connection
-from which all Dsn, Uid, AuthStr, and data typing information is to be copied
-from for use by this datasource connection.}
+\docparam{failOnDataTypeUnsupporte}{As part of connecting to a database, the 
+wxDb::Open() function will query the database to find out the native types 
+that it supports.  With some databases, some data types may not be supported,
+or not sufficiently supported, for use with the wxODBC classes.  Normally
+a program should fail in this case, so as not to try to use a data type
+that is not supported.  This parameter allows the programmer to override the
+failure if they wish and continue on using the connection.}
+\docparam{dbConnectInf}{Contains a DSN, Uid, Password, or a connection string 
+to be used in opening a new connection to the database.  If a connection
+string is present, then the connection string will be used.  If there is no 
+connection string present, then the DSN, Uid, and Password are used.}
+\docparam{inConnectStr}{A valid ODBC connection string used to connect to a 
+database}
+\docparam{copyDb}{Already completely configured and opened datasource 
+connection from which all Dsn, Uid, AuthStr, connection string, and data 
+typing information is to be copied from for use by this datasource 
+connection.  If 'copyDb' used a connection string to create its connection 
+originally, then the connection being made by this call to wxDb::Open() will 
+use that same connection string.}
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
@@ -3095,6 +3117,13 @@ cursors, (insert/select and update if connection is not wxDB\_QUERY\_ONLY) and
 constructs the insert statement that is to be used for inserting data as a new
 row in the datasource.
 
+NOTE: To retrieve data into an opened table, the of the table must be bound
+to the variables in the program via call(s) to 
+\helpref{wxDbTable::SetColDefs}{wxdbtablesetcoldefs} before calling Open().
+
+See the \helpref{database classes overview}{odbcoverview} for
+an introduction to using the ODBC classes.
+
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 \docparam{checkPrivileges}{Indicates whether the Open() function should check
@@ -3128,6 +3157,7 @@ function can significantly speed up the privileges checks.
 
 \helpref{wxDb::TableExists}{wxdbtableexists},
 \helpref{wxDb::TablePrivileges}{wxdbtableprivileges}
+\helpref{wxDbTable::SetColDefs}{wxdbtablesetcoldefs}
 
 \membersection{wxDbTable::OrderBy}\label{wxdbtableorderby}
 
@@ -3275,7 +3305,7 @@ wxDbTable constructor, it is specified how many columns are in
 the wxDbTable object. The SELECT statement must return exactly
 that many columns.
 \item The columns must be returned in the same sequence as specified
-when defining the bounds columns using wxDbTable::SetColDefs(),
+when defining the bounds columns \helpref{wxDbTable::SetColDefs}{wxdbtablesetcoldefs},
 and the columns returned must be of the proper data type.  For
 example, if column 3 is defined in the wxDbTable bound column
 definitions to be a float, the SELECT statement must return a