Subject RE: [IBO] Update and IB_DSQL what am I doing wrong?
Author Alan McDonald
> Thanks, Jason.
>
> That allowed me to use ExecuteDML(), but it still didn't allow serial
> updates. Still only the last update is actually kept in the table. I
> tried many things and none really helped.

Forgive me for butting in Chuck.
You say "only the last update actually takes"
I have to query the use of language here....
Obviously an update statement overwrites previous updates.... So the last
update is always the only one to remain "visible"
Can you comment on this observation please?
Alan

>
> If I run the same UPDATE code in IB_SQL, DSQL section. It
> works fine and
> allows for multiple serial changes.
>
> I'd like to get to the bottom of this, but I spent about 12 hours
> working on this and although weird, its not a show stopper for my
> program I'm trying to finish.
>
> (BTW, its my first one that already has orders for it and
> most important
> to you, once I start selling it, I'll will officially be in a
> position
> to buy IBO. Before this, my work has been non-profit stuff. I've been
> using IBO Trustware for about 5 years now--and still feel
> like a newbie.)
>
> My work around is simply to allow the user to select
> multiple nodes in
> the tree and loop through all at the same time, making the
> appropriate
> updates. All appropriate records get updated on the first time the
> routine is run. But, when I try to add a successive or more
> batches of
> selected node information into the table, there is always one that is
> missing.
>
> Thanks, again. If you have any other suggestions, I would
> appreciate them,
>
> Chuck Belanger