Purpose
Retrieves information about the installed toolkits and data sources. You can call this function from the MapBasic window in MapInfo Pro.
Syntax
Server_DriverInfo( DriverNo, Attr )DriverNo is an integer value assigned to an interface toolkit by MapInfo Pro when you start MapInfo Pro.
Attr is a code indicating which information to return.
Return Value
String
Description
The Server_DriverInfo() function returns information about the data sources. The first parameter selects the toolkit (starting at 1). The total number of toolkits can be obtained by a call to the Server_NumDrivers() function. The second parameter selects the kind of information that will be returned. Refer to the following table.
| Attr value | ID | Server_DriverInfo() returns: |
|---|---|---|
| SRV_DRV_INFO_NAME | 1 | String result, the name identifying the toolkit. ODBC indicates an ODBC data source. ORAINET indicates an Oracle Spatial connection. |
| SRV_DRV_INFO_NAME_LIST | 2 | String result, returning all the toolkit names, separated by semicolons. Specifically, ODBC, ORAINET. The DriverNo parameter is ignored. |
| SRV_DRV_DATA_SOURCE | 3 | String result, returning the name of the data sources supported by the toolkit. Repeated calls will fetch each name. After the last name for a particular toolkit, the function will return an empty string. Calling the function again for that toolkit will cause it to start with the first name on the list again. |
Example
Dim dlg_string, source As String
dlg_string = Server_DriverInfo(0, SRV_DRV_INFO_NAME_LIST)
source = Server_DriverInfo(1, SRV_DRV_DATA_SOURCE)
While source <> ""
Print "Available sources on toolkit " +
Server_DriverInfo(1, SRV_DRV_INFO_NAME) + ": " +
source
source = Server_DriverInfo(1,
SRV_DRV_DATA_SOURCE)
WendSee Also:
Server_NumDrivers() function