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Macros for OLE DB Provider Templates

The OLE DB Templates Provider macros offer functionality in the following categories:

Property Set Map Macros

BEGIN_PROPERTY_SET Marks the beginning of a property set.
BEGIN_PROPERTY_SET_EX Marks the beginning of a property set.
BEGIN_PROPSET_MAP Marks the beginning of a property set that can be hidden or defined outside the scope of the provider.
CHAIN_PROPERTY_SET Chains property groups together.
END_PROPERTY_SET Marks the end of a property set.
END_PROPSET_MAP Marks the end of a property set map.
PROPERTY_INFO_ENTRY Sets a specific property in a property set to a default value.
PROPERTY_INFO_ENTRY_EX Sets a specific property in a property set to a value supplied by you. Also enables you to set flags and options.
PROPERTY_INFO_ENTRY_VALUE Sets a specific property in a property set to a value supplied by you.

Column Map Macros

BEGIN_PROVIDER_COLUMN_MAP Marks the beginning of the provider column map entries.
END_PROVIDER_COLUMN_MAP Marks the end of the provider column map entries.
PROVIDER_COLUMN_ENTRY Represents a specific column supported by the provider.
PROVIDER_COLUMN_ENTRY_FIXED Represents a specific column supported by the provider. Allows you to specify the column data type.
PROVIDER_COLUMN_ENTRY_LENGTH Represents a specific column supported by the provider. Allows you to specify the column size.
PROVIDER_COLUMN_ENTRY_STR Represents a specific column supported by the provider. It assumes the column type is a string.
PROVIDER_COLUMN_ENTRY_WSTR Represents a specific column supported by the provider. It assumes the column type is a Unicode character string.

Schema Rowset Macros

BEGIN_SCHEMA_MAP Marks the beginning of a SCHEMA Map.
SCHEMA_ENTRY Marks the beginning of the property set map.
END_SCHEMA_MAP Marks the end of a SCHEMA Map.

See Also

Using the OLE DB Provider Templates, The OLE DB Provider Architecture, Creating an OLE DB Provider