They are there. It's all part of the VCL data architecture.

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <roger@...>
To: <IBObjects@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 5:35 AM
Subject: [IBO] Re: OldValues


Trouble is I'm using IBOQuery and the VCL, rather than IB_Query, and
these properties do not seem to be available.


--- In IBObjects@egroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@w...> wrote:
> At 04:10 AM 22-11-00 -0700, you wrote:
> >OldAsVariant OldAsString I think are both available.
> >
>
> Confirmed - I've just been using them in an app I'm building.
>
> H.
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <roger@p...>
> >To: <IBObjects@egroups.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 4:06 AM
> >Subject: [IBO] OldValues
> >
> >
> > > Fields in Datasets with cached updates have the very useful
OldValue
> > > property, - a variant which holds the value of the field before
any
> > > editing.
> > >
> > > I am getting rid of all cached updates in our applications, but
I
> > > really miss the OldValue. Is there an IBO equivalent, or is
there
> > > some method of comparing old values with new values prior to
posting?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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