EssUpdateFileUtf8Ex

Sends an update specification to the active database from a UTF-8-encoded file, capturing any data load errors in ppMbrError.

Syntax

ESS_FUNC_M EssUpdateUtf8Ex (hDestCtx, hSrcCtx, AppName, DbName, FileName, Store, Unlock, ppMbrError);

Parameter	Data Type	Description
hDestCtx	ESS_HCTX_T	API context handle of the target databae on the server.
hSrcCtx	ESS_HCTX_T	API context handle for update file location. The update file can reside on the client or on the same server as the target database.
AppName	ESS_STR_T	Application name for update file location.
DbName	ESS_STR_T	Database name for update file location.
FileName	ESS_STR_T	Name of update specification file.
Store	ESS_BOOL_T	Controls storage of data. If TRUE, data is stored in the server; if FALSE, no data is stored.
Unlock	ESS_BOOL_T	Controls unlocking of data blocks. If TRUE, all relevant blocks which are locked will be unlocked (after data is stored, if necessary). If FALSE, no blocks are unlocked.
ppMbrError	ESS_PPMBRERR_T	Pointer to linked list of errors contained in ESS_MBRERR_T. Possible errors are: ESS_MBRERR_BADDATA—Invalid member [membername] in data column. ESS_MBRERR_DBACCESS—You have insufficient access privilege to perform a lock on this database. ESS_MBRERR_DUPLICATE—Duplicate members from the same dimension on data record, [number] records completed. ESS_MBRERR_ERRORLOAD—Unable to do dataload at Item/Record [number]. ESS_MBRERR_UNKNOWN—

Notes

The update data can either be stored in the database, or just verified and any errors returned. Also, any data blocks locked for update can be unlocked by this call.
If the caller attempts to write data to a member it does not have permission to write to, a warning is generated, and the member is not updated.
If both the Store and Unlock flags are set to FALSE, the database merely performs a syntax check of the update specification.

Return Value

Returns zero if successful; otherwise, returns an error code and the records that caused the error.

Access

This function requires the caller to have write privilege (ESS_PRIV_WRITE) to the active database.