GET_TABLE_METADATA
Valid For
Extract and Replicat
Description
Use the GET_TABLE_METADATA function to retrieve metadata about the table that associated with the record that is being processed.
Syntax
#include "usrdecs.h" short result_code; table_metadata_def tbl_meta_rec; ERCALLBACK (GET_TABLE_METADATA, &tbl_meta_rec, &result_code);
Buffer
typedef struct
{
char *table_name;
short value_truncated;
long max_name_length;
long actual_name_length;
short num_columns;
short num_key_columns;
short *key_columns;
short num_keys_returned;
BOOL using_pseudo_key;
short source_or_target;
} table_metadata_def;Input
-
table_name -
A pointer to a buffer to accept the
table_namereturn value -
key_columns -
A pointer to an array of
key_columnsindexes. -
max_name_length -
The maximum length of the returned table name. Typically, the maximum length is the length of the table name buffer. Since the returned table name is null-terminated, the maximum length should equal the maximum length of the table name.
-
source_or_target -
One of the following indicating whether to return the source or target table name.
EXIT_FN_SOURCE_VAL EXIT_FN_TARGET_VAL
Output
-
table_name -
The name of the table associated with the record that is being processed. If the character session of the user exit is set with
SET_SESSION_CHARSETto a value other than the default character set of the operating system, as defined inULIB_CS_DEFAULTin theucharset.hfile, the table name is interpreted in the session character set. -
value_truncated -
A flag (
0or1) indicating whether or not the value was truncated. Truncation occurs if the length of the table name plus the null terminator exceeds the maximum buffer length. -
actual_name_length -
The string length of the returned table name. The actual length does not include the null terminator.
-
num_columns -
The number of columns in the table.
-
num_key_columns -
The number of columns in the key that is being used by Oracle GoldenGate.
-
key_columns -
The values for the key columns. You must know the expected number of keys multiplied by the length of the columns, and then allocate the appropriate amount of buffer.
-
num_keys_returned -
The number of key columns that are requested.
-
using_pseudo_key -
A flag that indicates whether or not
KEYCOLS-specified columns are being used as a key. ReturnsTRUEorFALSE.
Return Values
EXIT_FN_RET_INVALID_PARAM EXIT_FN_RET_INVALID_CONTEXT EXIT_FN_RET_EXCEEDED_MAX_LENGTH EXIT_FN_RET_OK