Get Character Set ID of a Temporary LOB

Figure 10-18 Use Case Diagram: Get Character Set ID for a Temporary LOB

See: "Use Case Model: Internal Temporary LOBs", for all basic operations of Internal Temporary LOBs.

Purpose

This procedure describes how to get the character set ID of a temporary LOB.

Usage Notes

Not applicable.

Syntax

See Chapter 3, "LOB Programmatic Environments" for a list of available functions in each programmatic environment. Use the following syntax references for each programmatic environment:

• PL/SQL (DBMS_LOB): A syntax reference is not applicable with this release.

• C (OCI): Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide Chapter 15, "Relational Functions" -- LOB Functions, OCILobCharSetId

• COBOL (Pro*COBOL): There is no applicable syntax reference for this use case.

• C/C++ (Pro*C/C++): There is no applicable syntax reference for this use case.

• Visual Basic (OO4O): There is no applicable syntax reference for this use case.

• Java (JDBC): There is no applicable syntax reference for this use case.

Scenario

This function takes a LOB locator and prints the character set id of the LOB.

Examples

Examples are provided in the following programmatic environments:

• PL/SQL (DBMS_LOB Package). No example is provided with this release.

• C (OCI): Get Character Set ID of a Temporary LOB

• COBOL (Pro*Cobol): No example is provided with this release.

• C/C++ (Pro*C/C++): No example is provided with this release.

• Visual Basic (OO4O): No example is provided with this release.

• Java (JDBC): No example is provided with this release.

C (OCI): Get Character Set ID of a Temporary LOB

/* This function takes a LOB locator and prints the character set id of the LOB. 
   This function returns 0 if it completes successfully, and -1 
   if it doesn't. */

sb4 get_charsetid (OCILobLocator *lob_loc, 
                   OCIError      *errhp,
                   OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
                   OCIStmt       *stmthp,
                   OCIEnv        *envhp)
{
  ub2 charsetid=199;
  if(OCILobCreateTemporary(svchp, errhp, lob_loc, (ub2)0,  SQLCS_IMPLICIT,
                           OCI_TEMP_CLOB, OCI_ATTR_NOCACHE, 
                           OCI_DURATION_SESSION))
  {
     (void) printf("FAILED: CreateTemporary() \n");
     return -1;
  } 
 
  if (OCILobCharSetId(envhp, errhp, lob_loc, &charsetid))
  {
    printf ("FAILED: OCILobCharSetId call\n");
    return -1;
  }
  fprintf (stderr,"LOB charsetid is %d\n",charsetid);
  if(OCILobFreeTemporary(svchp,errhp,lob_loc))
  {
        printf("FAILED: OCILobFreeTemporary \n");
        return -1;
  }

  return 0;
 
}