Description
Whether the database is to supply the value of the column in a newly inserted row. If so, the column is not updatable; the column is excluded from the INSERT statement.
Not all DBMSs support the identity property. For more information see the documentation for your DBMS.
Applies to
Column controls
Syntax
PowerBuilder dot notation:
dw_control.Object.columnname.Identity
Describe and Modify argument:
"columnname.Identity { = ' value ' }"
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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columnname |
A string containing the name of the column for which you want to get or set the identity property. |
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value |
A string indicating whether a column's value in a newly inserted row is supplied by the DBMS: Yes -- The DBMS will supply the value of the column in a newly inserted row; the column is not updatable. No -- The column is updatable. |
Examples
dw1.Object.empid.Identity = "yes"
dw1.Modify("empid.Identity='yes'")