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Chapter 2
This chapter contains information about:
Client-Library programming topics, such as asynchronous programming, browse mode, and text and image support
How to use routines to accomplish specific programming tasks, such as declaring and opening a cursor
Client-Library properties, datatypes, options, parameter conventions, and structures
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| Asynchronous programming |
| Asynchronous applications |
| Asynchronous routines |
| The CS_BUSY return code |
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| Completions |
| Client-Library's interrupt-level memory requirements |
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| Layered applications |
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| Browse mode |
| Using Browse mode |
| The Browse mode where clause |
| Browse mode conditions |
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| Callbacks |
| Callback types |
| Callbacks are not always supported |
| Installing a callback routine |
| When a callback event occurs |
| Retrieving and replacing callback routines |
| Restrictions on Client-Library calls in callbacks |
| Declare callbacks with CS_PUBLIC |
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| Client message callbacks |
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| Completion callbacks |
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| Directory callbacks |
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| Encryption callbacks |
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| Negotiation callbacks |
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| Notification callbacks |
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| Security session callbacks |
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| Server message callbacks |
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| Signal callbacks |
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| Capabilities |
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| Wide tables and larger page size |
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| unichar datatype |
| Capabilities and the connection's TDS level |
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| Setting and retrieving capabilities |
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| Client-Library and SQL Structures |
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| Exposed and hidden structures |
| CS_BROWSEDESC structure |
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| CS_CLIENTMSG structure |
| CS_DATAFMT structure |
| CS_IODESC structure |
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| CS_OID structure |
| CS_SERVERMSG structure |
| SQLCA structure |
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| SQLCODE structure |
| SQLSTATE structure |
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| Commands |
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| Sending commands |
| Deciding which type of command to use |
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| Directory services |
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| Directory service providers and drivers |
| LDAP |
| Use of the directory by applications |
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| Directory organization |
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| Error handling |
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| Error reporting during initialization |
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| Error and message handling |
| The CS_EXTRA_INF property |
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| Sequencing long messages |
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| Extended error data |
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| Server transaction states |
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| Example programs |
| Client-Library routines in example programs |
| Header files |
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| High-availability failover |
| Add hafailover line to interfaces_file_name file |
| Client-Library application changes |
| Using isql with Sybase Failover |
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| Interfaces file |
| Overview of Interfaces file entries |
| Server objects from the Interfaces file |
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| International Support |
| When an application needs to use a CS_LOCALE structure |
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| Using a CS_LOCALE structure |
| Locating localization information |
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| The locales file |
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| Macros |
| Decoding a message number |
| Manipulating bits in a CS_CAP_TYPE structure |
| Using the sizeof operator |
| Prototyping functions |
| Multithreaded programming |
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| Options |
| Setting options externally |
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| Properties |
| Comparing properties, options, and capabilities |
| Login properties |
| Setting and retrieving properties |
| Three kinds of context properties |
| Checking whether a property is supported |
| Copying login properties |
| Setting properties externally |
| Properties quick reference table |
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| About the properties |
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| Registered procedures |
| When Client-Library receives a notification |
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| Receiving notifications asynchronously |
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| Results |
| Regular row results |
| Cursor row results |
| Parameter results |
| Stored procedure return status results |
| Compute row results |
| Message results |
| Describe results |
| Format results |
| Program structure for processing results |
| Retrieving an item's value |
| Keeping result bindings for batch processing |
| Selecting multiple rows of variable length data into an array |
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| Security features |
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| Network-based security |
| Secure Sockets Layer in Open Client/Open Server |
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| Internet communications overview |
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| SSL overview |
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| Adaptive Server security features |
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| Server directory object |
| Use of the server directory object |
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| Contents of the server directory object |
| Server objects from the interfaces file |
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| Server restrictions |
| Open Server restrictions |
| Adaptive Server restrictions |
| Supported Client/Server features |
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| text and image data handling |
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| Retrieving a text or image column |
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| Updating a text or image column |
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| Populating a table containing text or image columns |
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| Server global variables for text and image updates |
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| Types |
| Datatype summary |
| Routines that manipulate datatypes |
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| Open Client datatypes |
| Open Client user-defined datatypes |
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| Using the runtime configuration file |
| Enabling debugging |
| Enabling external configuration |
| Open Client/Server runtime configuration file syntax |
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| Runtime configuration file keywords |
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