Description

Method for accessing (i.e., reading) entities of a given type or class, and determining whether an entity exists. There are no arguments for ACCESS.

Syntax

object = Repository("ACCESS", entID)

Parameters

The ACCESS method has the following parameters.

ParameterDescription
Message'ACCESS'
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

object - The contents of the entity entID.

Note: Always call the Get_Status function after calling Repository.

See also

Repository() function, Get_Repos_Entities().

Example

/* Read the source code of the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure into the variable called result */
Declare Function 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('ACCESS', entid)
*  result now contains the source code to CENTERWINDOW
 
If Get_Status(ErrCode) then
  call msg(@window, 'Error Message returned: ' : ErrCode)
end
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