ExtendedInfo (Property)

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ExtendedInfo (Property)

In french: InfosEtendues

Available only with these kinds of connection

The ExtendedInfo property is used to get additional information:

about a data file accessed by a Native Connector or HFSQL Client/Server.
about an item accessed by a Native Connector or HFSQL Client/Server.
about a connection. In this case, this property is equivalent to the CtExtendedInfo property.

This extended information can be modified for a file, a connection or an item defined through programming.

For more details, see the documentation supplied by the provider of the database.

Important: At this time, this property can only be used with AS/400 data files (and items) and with HFSQL Client/Server connections. On HFSQL Client/Server connections, only the encryption can be managed by the ExtendedInfo property.

This information is displayed in the data model editor:

in the description window of a data file.
in the description window of the items found in a data file.
in the description window of a connection: on the "Analysis" tab, in the "Connection" group, click "Connections".

This property can be used:

in read-only mode for a file or an item defined in the data model editor or through programming.
in write mode for a data file defined through programming or for a connection.

Example

// Get extended information about the Customer data file
Info(Customer.ExtendedInfo)
// Get extended information about the CustomerName item in the Customer data file
Info(Customer.CustomerName.ExtendedInfo)

Syntax

Finding out the extended information Hide the details

<Extended information> = <Data file/Item/Connection>.ExtendedInfo

<Extended information>: Character string

Extended information about the specified element. The different details are separated by semicolons (';').

<Data file/Item/Connection>: Character string

Name of the data file used. This name was defined in the data model editor or with the File Description type.
Name of the item used (format: <Data file name>.<Item name>). This name was defined in the data model editor or with the Item Description type.
Name of the connection used. This connection can correspond to:
a connection defined in the data model editor,
a connection defined with HConnect, HDescribeConnection or HOpenConnection.
a connection defined with a variable of type Connection.

Defining the extended information Hide the details

<Data file/Item/Connection>.ExtendedInfo = <Extended information>

<Data file/Item/Connection>: Character string

Name of the data file used. Name defined using the File Description type.
Name of the item used (format: <Data file name>.<Item name>). Name defined using the Item Description type.
Name of the connection used. This connection can correspond to:
a connection defined in the data model editor,
a connection defined with HConnect, HDescribeConnection or HOpenConnection.
a connection defined with a variable of type Connection.

<Extended information>: Character string

Extended information about the specified element. The different details must be separated by semicolons (';').
Remark: The list of extended information recognized by OLE DB and the Native Connectors is presented in Optional connection information.

Remarks

ExtendedInfo property and Connection variable

Changing the encryption information of an HFSQL Client/Server connection with the ExtendedInfo property automatically updates the information returned by the Encryption property (and vice versa).

Therefore, the following line of code:

MyConnection.CryptMethod = hCryptRC5_16

will modify the ENCRYPTION option in the string of extended information.

Similarly, the following line of code:

MyConnection.ExtendedInfo = "CRYPT=RC5_16"

will modify the Encryption property.