Description
Method for copying entities.
Syntax
retval = Repository("COPY", entID, destination, source)
Parameters
The COPY method has the following parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Message | COPY |
| destination | The name of the entity to be created from the copy. The name should be the fully qualified repository id. |
| source | The entity that will be copied. The name should be the fully qualified repository id. |
Returns
Use Get_Status() to test for error return.
Note: Always call the Get_Status function after calling Repository().
Remarks
The fully qualified Repository Id 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.
See also
Repository() function, Get_Repos_Entities().
Example
/* Copy the source code of the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure to CENTERWINDOW_BACKUP */
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'
Backup_Proc_Name = 'CENTERWINDOW_BACKUP'
entid = AppID : '*' : TypeID : '*' : ClassID : '*' : Stored_Proc_Name
backupid = AppID : '*' : TypeID : '*' : ClassID : '*' : Backup_Proc_Name
result = Repository("COPY", backupid, entid)
* test result
If Get_Status(ErrCode) then
call msg(@window, 'Error Message returned: ' : ErrCode)
end
1 Comment
Don Bakke
The general syntax for this repository message has a typo. There should not be an EntID argument that comes after the COPY message. The syntax used in the Example code is correct.