Default cursor scrolling is defined by wxODBC\_FWD\_ONLY\_CURSORS in setup.h
when the wxWidgets library is built. This behavior can be overridden when
-an instance of a wxDb is created (see \helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}).
+an instance of a wxDb is created (see \helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbctor}).
Default setting of this value true, as not all databases/drivers support
both types of cursors.
The wxDb instance returned is also opened (see \helpref{wxDb::Open}{wxdbopen}).
This function (along with wxDbFreeConnection() and wxDbCloseConnection())
-maintain a cached of wxDb instances for user/re-use by a program. When a
+maintain a cache of wxDb instances for user/re-use by a program. When a
program needs a wxDb instance, it may call this function to obtain a wxDb
instance. If there is a wxDb instance in the cache that is currently unused
that matches the connection requirements specified in {\it'pDbConfig'} then
\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}}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxDb::wxDb}\label{wxdbconstr}
+\membersection{wxDb::wxDb}\label{wxdbctor}
\func{}{wxDb}{\void}
forward-only or also backward scrolling cursors is defined in setup.h by the
value of wxODBC\_FWD\_ONLY\_CURSORS. This default setting can be overridden
when the wxDb connection is initially created (see
-\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr} and \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}).
+\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbctor} and \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}).
\wxheading{Return value}
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}, \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}
+\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbctor}, \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}
\membersection{wxDb::IsOpen}\label{wxdbisopen}
\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}}
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}
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}
+\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbctor}
\membersection{wxDb::SetSqlLogging}\label{wxdbsetsqllogging}
instance of a wxDbTable object.
Each instance of this class describes one column in the wxDbTable
-object. When calling the \helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}, a
+object. When calling the \helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbctor}, a
parameter passed in indicates the number of columns that will be defined for
the wxDbTable object. The constructor uses this information to allocate
adequate memory for all of the column descriptions in your wxDbTable object.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{database classes overview}{odbcoverview},
-\helpref{wxDbTable::GetColDefs}{wxdbtablegetcoldefs}, \helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}
+\helpref{wxDbTable::GetColDefs}{wxdbtablegetcoldefs}, \helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbctor}
\membersection{wxDbColDef::Initialize}\label{wxdbcoldefinitialize}
optional fields held in this class are and file type, both for future
functions planned to be added for creating/manipulating datasource definitions.
-\membersection{wxDbConnectInf::wxDbConnectInf}
+\membersection{wxDbConnectInf::wxDbConnectInf}\label{wxdbconnectinfctor}
\func{}{wxDbConnectInf}{\void}
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
\helpref{wxDb::TableExists}{wxdbtableexists},
\helpref{wxDb::TablePrivileges}{wxdbtableprivileges}
+\helpref{wxDbTable::SetColDefs}{wxdbtablesetcoldefs}
\membersection{wxDbTable::OrderBy}\label{wxdbtableorderby}
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
See the database grid example in \helpref{wxDbGridTableBase}{wxdbgridtablebase} to
see two different ways for adding columns.
-\membersection{wxDbGridColInfo::\destruct{wxDbGridColInfo}}
+\membersection{wxDbGridColInfo::\destruct{wxDbGridColInfo}}\label{wxdbgridcolinfodtor}
\func{}{\destruct{wxDbGridColInfo}}{}