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ifx_lo_col_info()

The ifx_lo_col_info() function updates a smart-large-object specification structure with column-level storage characteristics.

Syntax

ifx_lo_col_info(colname, lospec) 

Arguments

The function accepts the following arguments.

Argument Type Use Description
colname SQL_CHAR Input Pointer to a buffer that contains the name of a database column

This value must be in the following format:

database@server_name:table.column 

If the column is in a database that is ANSI compliant, you can include the owner name. In this case, use the following format:

database@server_name:owner.table.column 
lospec SQL_INFX_UDT_FIXED I/O Smart-large-object specification structure

Usage

The ifx_lo_col_info() function sets the fields for a smart-large-object specification structure to the storage characteristics for the colname database column. If the specified column does not have column-level storage characteristics defined, the database server uses the storage characteristics that are inherited.

Important:
You must call ifx_lo_def_create_spec() before you call this function.
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