Description

Method for getting the date and time of the last update to this entity.

Syntax

retval = Repository("GETLASTUPDATE" entID)

Parameters

The GETLASTUPDATE method has the following parameters.

ParameterDescription
Message"GETLASTUPDATE"
entIDentID consists of four elements, which are '*' (asterisk) delimited:
 
  • Application name
  • Type ID
  • Class ID
  • Entity name
 Methods are executed as follows: if class specific, execute at the class level; if type specific, execute at the type level; otherwise, execute the method.

Returns

The date and time (before any output conversion, as stored in SYSREPOS) that the entity was last updated.

Note: Always call the Get_Status function after calling Repository.

See also

Repository() functionGet_Repos_Entities().

Example

/* Read the last update date and time for the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure into the variable called result */
Declare Function Get_Repos_Entities, Repository, Get_Status
AppID = @APPID<1>  ;* current application
TypeID = "STPROC"  ;* OpenInsight stored procedures
ClassID = ""  ;* Not Applicable
Stored_Proc_Name = 'CENTERWINDOW'
entid = AppID : '*' : TypeID : '*' : ClassID : '*' : Stored_Proc_Name
 
result = Repository("GETLASTUPDATE", entid)
/*  result now contains the date and time of the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure, as stored in SYSREPOS */
If Get_Status(ErrCode) then
  call msg(@window, 'Error Message returned: ' : ErrCode)
end else
  call msg(@window, entid : ' was last updated on ' : OCONV(result, "D4") :' at ' :OCONV(result,"MT"))
end
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