METADATA_GETNOBJ Function
Returns the nth object that matches the specified URI.
Syntax
rc = METADATA_GETNOBJ(uri, n, nuri);
Required Arguments
- uri (in)
-
specifies a Uniform
Resource Identifier.
- n (in)
-
specifies a numeric
index value that indicates which row to return from the array; see
Array Parameters.
- nuri (out)
-
returns the URI of
the nth object that matches
the input URI or matches a subtype object of the input URI.
Return Values
- n
-
The number of objects
and subtype objects that match the specified URI.
- -1
-
Unable to connect to
the metadata server.
- -3
-
No objects match the
specified URI.
- -4
-
n is out of range.
Examples
Example 1: Determining How Many Machine Objects Exist
options metaserver="a123.us.company.com"
metaport=8561
metauser="myid"
metapass="mypassword"
metarepository="myrepos";
data _null_;
length uri $256;
nobj=0;
n=1;
/* Determine how many machine objects are in this repository. */
nobj=metadata_getnobj("omsobj:Machine?@Id contains '.'",n,uri);
put nobj=; /* Number of machine objects found. */
put uri=; /* URI of the first machine object. */
run;Example 2: Looping Through Each Repository on a Metadata Server
options metaserver="a123.us.company.com"
metaport=8561
metauser="myid"
metapass="mypassword"
metarepository="myrepos";
data _null_;
length uri $256;
nobj=1;
n=1;
/* Determine how many repositories are on this server. */
do while(nobj >= 0);
nobj=metadata_getnobj("omsobj:RepositoryBase?@Id contains '.'",n,uri);
put nobj=; /* Number of repository objects found. */
put uri=; /* Nth repository. */
n=n+1;
end;
run;