Inquiring information about the ADS

The :setProperty() method of the DacSession class allows for retrieving and/or setting properties of the server. The Advantage Database Server, however, has only properties that are read-only and cannot be changed by a client application. To retrieve server properties, #define constants contained in the ADSDBE.CH file must be passed to oDacSession:setProperty(). The DacSession object forwards a defined value to the server and the method returns the server response. The constants listed in the following table are available to inquire server properties:

Constant	Return value of method
ADSDBE_SERVER_TYPE	Numeric value equivalent with a #define constant.
	It indicates the type of the ADS in use:
	- ADSDBE_NETWARE
	- ADSDBE_NT
	- ADSDBE_LOCAL
	- ADSDBE_WIN9X
	- ADSDBE_NETWARE5
	- ADSDBE_LINUX

ADSDBE_SERVER_VERSION	Character string indicating the ADS version

ADSDBE_ANSI_LANG	Character string describing the fixed ANSI
	character set of your ADS Server installation.

ADSDBE_OEM_LANG	Character string describing the fixed OEM
	character set of your ADS Server installation.

The ADS DatabaseEngine establishes a management connection to the ADS server to retreive the information listed above. However in case of internet/port connections (ADS_AIS_SERVER), management connections are not supported by the ADS server, consequently the information above is not available in such cases.

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Inquiring information about the ADS Professional