GetFieldSize Method

Applies To

Description

This method returns the length of the field as stored locally on the client.

Usage

long GetFieldSize(int index) const

long GetFieldSize(const char *fieldname) const

Arguments	Description
index	The 0-based index of the field. The index is the position of the field in the SQL query that created the current record set.
fieldname	The name of the field, as expressed in the SQL query

Remarks

This method will return turn number of bytes used to store the field on the client. It will always return a 0 for long or long raw fields.

To get the size of a long or long raw field as stored on the server, use GetFieldServerSize.

Return Value

The size of the field; 0 on error.