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- NAME: bcp_batch
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- FUNCTION:
- Save any preceding rows in SQL Server.
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- SYNTAX:
- DBINT bcp_batch(dbproc)
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- DBPROCESS *dbproc;
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- COMMENTS:
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- o When an application uses bcp_bind() and bcp_sendrow() to bulk-
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- copy rows from program variables to SQL Server tables, the rows
- are permanently saved in SQL Server only when the program calls
- bcp_batch() or bcp_done().
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- o You may call bcp_batch() once every n rows or when there is a
- lull between periods of incoming data (as in a telemetry appli-
- cation). Of course, you may choose some other criteria, or may
- decide not to call bcp_batch() at all. If bcp_batch() is not
- called, the rows are permanently saved in SQL Server when
- bcp_done() is called.
- o For information on the bcp utility program, see its manual page
- in the Commands Reference.
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- PARAMETERS:
- dbproc - A pointer to the DBPROCESS structure that provides the
- connection for a particular front-end/SQL Server process. It
- contains all the information that DB-Library uses to manage
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- communications and data between the front end and SQL Server.
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- RETURNS:
- The number of rows saved since the last call to bcp_batch(), or
- -1 in case of error.
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- SEE ALSO:
- bcp_bind, bcp_done, bcp_sendrow
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