Auto-Update Tab, CursorAdapter Builder
Specifies how the CursorAdapter object automatically updates records in the data source. For more information about CursorAdapter objects, see CursorAdapter Class.
- Send updates
Specifies whether the CursorAdapter object is available for updating. Send updates is selected by default. - Auto-update
Specifies whether to enable automatic updating capability for the CursorAdapter object. - Advanced
Displays the Advanced Update Properties dialog box, which contains three tabs: Update, Delete, and Insert. Each tab allows you to specify the following information:Allow (update/delete/insert)
Specifies whether to permit the update, delete, or insert operation. This option is selected by default.
Update/Delete/Insert command
Specifies a custom update/delete/insert command text. These commands can be SQL UPDATE/ DELETE/INSERT statements, stored procedure names, calls to custom methods or procedures, and so forth.
Update data source type
Specifies an appropriate data source type if you need a different data source type for your Update/Insert/Delete commands.
Note When you select ADO or ODBC, you must also enter data source information as specified on the Properties tab.
- Tables
Specifies a comma-delimited list of tables for updating. The builder usually supplies the table list. - Key field column (key symbol)
Displays check boxes for selecting primary key fields. This column is available only when Auto-update is selected. - Automatic updating column (pencil symbol)
Displays check boxes for selecting fields for automatic updating. This column is available only when Auto-update is selected. - Cursor field
Displays the fields available for automatic updating. This column is available only when Auto-update is selected. - Update name
Specifies the field names, as tableName.FieldName, used for automatic updating. This column is available only when Auto-update is selected. For more information, see UpdateNameList Property. - Update all fields
Specifies that all fields are selected and updated automatically. You must still specify a key field. - Update using
Specifies the preferred update method: SQL UPDATE or SQL DELETE then INSERT. For more information, see UPDATE - SQL Command, DELETE - SQL Command, and INSERT - SQL Command. - SQL WHERE clause includes
Specifies the type of WHERE clause used for updating: key fields only, key and updatable fields, key and modified fields, or key and timestamp. For more information, see the WhereType property. - Batch update count
Sets the BatchUpdateCount property value. For more information, see BatchUpdateCount Property. - Compare memo
Sets the CompareMemo property value to either on or off. For more information, see CompareMemo Property. - Conversion functions
Specifies a comma-delimited list of field name and function name pairs separated by spaces. For details, see the ConversionFunc Property.
See Also
CursorAdapter Builder | Properties Tab, CursorAdapter Builder | Data Access Tab, CursorAdapter Builder