com.sas.net.sharenet
Class ShareNetDatabaseMetaData

com.sas.net.sharenet.ShareNetDatabaseMetaData

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.sql.DatabaseMetaData, java.sql.Wrapper

public class ShareNetDatabaseMetaData
implements java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

This is the SAS/SHARE Driver for JDBC implementation for java.sql.DatabaseMetaData.

Field Summary

protected short

sv

Method Summary

boolean	allProceduresAreCallable() Determines whether all stored procedures are callable.
boolean	allTablesAreSelectable() Determines whether all accessible tables are selectable.
boolean	dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit() Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit.
boolean	dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions() Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction is ignored.
boolean	deletesAreDetected(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowDeleted().
boolean	doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs() Determines whether getMaxRowSize() includes LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY blobs.
java.sql.ResultSet	getAttributes(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern, java.lang.String attributeNamePattern) Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog.
java.sql.ResultSet	getBestRowIdentifier(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, int scope, boolean nullable) Gets a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row.
java.sql.ResultSet	getCatalogs() Gets the catalog names that are available in this database.
java.lang.String	getCatalogSeparator() Gets the separator that is being used between the catalog name and the table name.
java.lang.String	getCatalogTerm() Gets the preferred term for "catalog".
java.sql.ResultSet	getColumnPrivileges(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, java.lang.String columnNamePattern) Gets a description of the access rights for a table's columns.
java.sql.ResultSet	getColumns(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern) Gets a description of table columns available in a catalog.
java.sql.Connection	getConnection() JDBC 2.0 Gets the connection that produced this metadata object.
java.sql.ResultSet	getCrossReference(java.lang.String primaryCatalog, java.lang.String primarySchema, java.lang.String primaryTable, java.lang.String foreignCatalog, java.lang.String foreignSchema, java.lang.String foreignTable) Gets a description of the foreign key columns in the foreign key table that reference the primary key columns of the primary key table.
int	getDatabaseMajorVersion() Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.
int	getDatabaseMinorVersion() Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.
java.lang.String	getDatabaseProductName() Gets the database product name.
java.lang.String	getDatabaseProductVersion() Returns the version of the SAS/SHARE server.
int	getDefaultTransactionIsolation() Gets the default transaction isolation level for the database.
int	getDriverMajorVersion() Gets the driver major version number as an integer.
int	getDriverMinorVersion() Gets the driver minor version number as an integer.
java.lang.String	getDriverName() Gets the driver name and version number.
java.lang.String	getDriverVersion()
java.sql.ResultSet	getExportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table) Gets a description of a foreign key columns that reference a table's primary key columns.
java.lang.String	getExtraNameCharacters() Gets a string that contains all the "extra" characters that identier names can contain.
java.lang.String	getIdentifierQuoteString() Gets the quote string that is used to surround quoted SQL identifiers.
java.sql.ResultSet	getImportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table) Gets a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by a table's foreign key columns.
java.sql.ResultSet	getIndexInfo(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, boolean unique, boolean approximate) Gets a description of a table's indices and statistics.
int	getJDBCMajorVersion() Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver.
int	getJDBCMinorVersion() Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver.
int	getMaxBinaryLiteralLength() Returns the number of hex characters that are allowed in an inline binary literal.
int	getMaxCatalogNameLength() Indicates the maximum length of a catalog name.
int	getMaxCharLiteralLength() Returns the maximum length of a character literal.
int	getMaxColumnNameLength() Returns the maximum length of a column name.
int	getMaxColumnsInGroupBy() Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a GROUP BY clause.
int	getMaxColumnsInIndex() Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an index.
int	getMaxColumnsInOrderBy() Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an ORDER BY clause.
int	getMaxColumnsInSelect() Determines the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a SELECT list.
int	getMaxColumnsInTable() Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a table.
int	getMaxConnections() Indicates the maximum number of database connections that can be active concurrently.
int	getMaxCursorNameLength() Indicates the maximum length of a cursor name.
int	getMaxIndexLength() Indicates the maximum size of an index (in bytes).
int	getMaxProcedureNameLength() Indicates the maximum length of a procedure name.
int	getMaxRowSize() Indicates the maximum length of a single row.
int	getMaxSchemaNameLength() Indicates the maximum length of a schema name.
int	getMaxStatementLength() Indicates the maximum length of an SQL statement.
int	getMaxStatements() Indicates the maximum number of active statements that can be open to this database concurrently.
int	getMaxTableNameLength() Indicates the maximum length of a table name.
int	getMaxTablesInSelect() Indicates the maximum number of tables in a SELECT list.
int	getMaxUserNameLength() Indicates the maximum length of a user name.
java.lang.String	getNumericFunctions() Gets a comma-delimited list of math functions.
java.sql.ResultSet	getPrimaryKeys(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table) Gets a description of a table's primary key columns.
java.sql.ResultSet	getProcedureColumns(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String procedureNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern) Gets a description of a catalog's stored procedure parameters and result columns.
java.sql.ResultSet	getProcedures(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String procedureNamePattern) Get a description of stored procedures available in a catalog.
java.lang.String	getProcedureTerm() Gets the preferred term for "procedure".
int	getResultSetHoldability() Retrieves the default holdability of this ResultSet object.
java.sql.ResultSet	getSchemas() Gets the schema names available in this database.
java.lang.String	getSchemaTerm() Gets the preferred term for "schema".
java.lang.String	getSearchStringEscape() Gets the string that can be used to escape an underscore (_) or a percentage sign (%) in string based searches such as getTables().
java.lang.String	getSQLKeywords() Gets a comma-delimited list of all database-specific SQL keywords that are not SQL92 keywords.
int	getSQLStateType() Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLState is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL99.
java.lang.String	getStringFunctions() Gets a comma-delimited list of string functions.
java.sql.ResultSet	getSuperTables(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern) Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.
java.sql.ResultSet	getSuperTypes(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern) Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.
java.lang.String	getSystemFunctions() Gets a comma-delimited list of system functions.
java.sql.ResultSet	getTablePrivileges(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern) Gets a description of the access rights for each table available in a catalog.
java.sql.ResultSet	getTables(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String[] types) Gets a description of the tables that are available in a catalog.
java.sql.ResultSet	getTableTypes() Gets the table types available in this database.
java.lang.String	getTimeDateFunctions() Gets a comma-delimited list of time and date functions.
java.sql.ResultSet	getTypeInfo() Gets a description of all the standard SQL types supported by this database.
java.sql.ResultSet	getUDTs(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern, int[] types) JDBC 2.0 Gets a description of the user-defined types defined in a particular schema.
java.lang.String	getURL() Gets the URL from the ShareNetConnection object.
java.lang.String	getUserName() Gets the user name from the ShareNetConnection object.
java.sql.ResultSet	getVersionColumns(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table) Gets a description of the table columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated.
boolean	insertsAreDetected(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowInserted().
boolean	isCatalogAtStart() Determines whether a catalog appears at the start of a qualified table name.
boolean	isReadOnly() Determines whether the connection is read-only.
boolean	locatorsUpdateCopy() Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB.
boolean	nullPlusNonNullIsNull() Determines whether the concatenations between NULL and non-NULL values are NULL.
boolean	nullsAreSortedAtEnd() Determines whether NULLs are sorted at end.
boolean	nullsAreSortedAtStart() Determines whether NULLs are sorted at start.
boolean	nullsAreSortedHigh() Determines whether NULLs are sorted high.
boolean	nullsAreSortedLow() Determines whether NULLs are sorted low.
boolean	othersDeletesAreVisible(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether deletes made by others are visible.
boolean	othersInsertsAreVisible(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether inserts made by others are visible.
boolean	othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether updates made by others are visible.
boolean	ownDeletesAreVisible(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own deletes are visible.
boolean	ownInsertsAreVisible(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own inserts are visible.
boolean	ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own updates are visible.
boolean	storesLowerCaseIdentifiers() Determines whether the database stores lowercase identifiers.
boolean	storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers() Determines whether the database stores lowercase quoted SQL identifiers.
boolean	storesMixedCaseIdentifiers() Determines whether the database stores mixed-case identifiers.
boolean	storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers() Determines whether the database stores mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.
boolean	storesUpperCaseIdentifiers() Determines whether the database stores uppercase identifiers.
boolean	storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers() Determines whether the database stores uppercase quoted SQL identifiers.
boolean	supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn() Determines whether ALTER TABLE with an add column is supported.
boolean	supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn() Determines whether ALTER TABLE with a drop column is supported.
boolean	supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL() Determines whether ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar is supported.
boolean	supportsANSI92FullSQL() Determines whether ANSI92 full SQL grammar is supported.
boolean	supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL() Determines whether ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar is supported.
boolean	supportsBatchUpdates() JDBC 2.0 Determines whether the driver supports batch updates.
boolean	supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation() Determines whether a data manipulation statement can contain a catalog name.
boolean	supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions() Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a catalog name.
boolean	supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions() Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a catalog name.
boolean	supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls() Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a catalog name.
boolean	supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions() Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a catalog name.
boolean	supportsColumnAliasing() Determines whether column aliasing is supported.
boolean	supportsConvert() Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between SQL types is supported.
boolean	supportsConvert(int fromType, int toType) Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between the given SQL types from java.sql.Types is supported.
boolean	supportsCoreSQLGrammar() Determines whether the ODBC Core SQL grammar is supported.
boolean	supportsCorrelatedSubqueries() Determines whether correlated subqueries are supported.
boolean	supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions() Determines whether both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.
boolean	supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly() Determines whether data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.
boolean	supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames() When table correlation names are supported, determines whether table correlation names must be different from the table names.
boolean	supportsExpressionsInOrderBy() Determines whether expressions are supported in "ORDER BY" lists.
boolean	supportsExtendedSQLGrammar() Determines whether the ODBC Extended SQL grammar is supported.
boolean	supportsFullOuterJoins() Determines whether full, nested outer joins are supported.
boolean	supportsGetGeneratedKeys() Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed.
boolean	supportsGroupBy() Determines whether some form of the GROUP BY clause is supported.
boolean	supportsGroupByBeyondSelect() Determines whether a GROUP BY clause can add columns that are not in the SELECT list.
boolean	supportsGroupByUnrelated() Detrmines whether GROUP BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.
boolean	supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility() Determines whether the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility is supported.
boolean	supportsLikeEscapeClause() Determines whether the escape character in LIKE clauses is supported.
boolean	supportsLimitedOuterJoins() Determines whether there is limited support for outer joins.
boolean	supportsMinimumSQLGrammar() Determines whether the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar is supported.
boolean	supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers() Determines whether the database supports mixed-case, unquoted SQL identifiers.
boolean	supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers() Determines whether the database supports mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.
boolean	supportsMultipleOpenResults() Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement object simultaneously.
boolean	supportsMultipleResultSets() Determines whether mulitple ResultSets from a single execute are supported.
boolean	supportsMultipleTransactions() Determines whether multiple transactions can be open concurrently.
boolean	supportsNamedParameters() Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements.
boolean	supportsNonNullableColumns() Determines whether columns can support NULLs.
boolean	supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit() Determines whether cursors can remain open across commits.
boolean	supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback() Determines whether cursors can remain open across rollback.
boolean	supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit() Determines whether statements can remain open across commits.
boolean	supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback() Determines whether statements can remain open across rollbacks.
boolean	supportsOrderByUnrelated() Determines whether an ORDER BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.
boolean	supportsOuterJoins() Determines whether some form of outer join is supported.
boolean	supportsPositionedDelete() Determines whether positioned DELETE is supported.
boolean	supportsPositionedUpdate() Determines whether positioned UPDATE is supported.
boolean	supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type, int concurrency) JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the concurrency type in combination with the given result set type.
boolean	supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability) Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability.
boolean	supportsResultSetType(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the given result set type.
boolean	supportsSavepoints() Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints.
boolean	supportsSchemasInDataManipulation() Determines whether a data manipulation statementcaon contain a schema name.
boolean	supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions() Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a schema name.
boolean	supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions() Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a schema name.
boolean	supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls() Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a schema name.
boolean	supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions() Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a schema name.
boolean	supportsSelectForUpdate() Determines whether SELECT for UPDATE is supported.
boolean	supportsStatementPooling() Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling.
boolean	supportsStoredProcedures() Determines whether stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax are supported.
boolean	supportsSubqueriesInComparisons() Determines whether subqueries in comparison expressions are supported.
boolean	supportsSubqueriesInExists() Determines whether subqueries in exists expressions are supported.
boolean	supportsSubqueriesInIns() Determines whether subqueries in "in" statements are supported.
boolean	supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds() Determines whether subqueries in quantified expressions are supported.
boolean	supportsTableCorrelationNames() Determines whether table correlation names are supported.
boolean	supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level) Determines whether the database supports the transaction isolation level.
boolean	supportsTransactions() Determines whether transactions are supported.
boolean	supportsUnion() Determines whether an SQL UNION is supported.
boolean	supportsUnionAll() Determines whether an SQL UNION ALL is supported.
boolean	updatesAreDetected(int type) JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowUpdated().
boolean	usesLocalFilePerTable() Determines whether the database uses a file for each table.
boolean	usesLocalFiles() Determines whether the database stores each table in a local file.

Field Detail

sv

protected short sv

Method Detail

allProceduresAreCallable

public boolean allProceduresAreCallable()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether all stored procedures are callable.

Specified by:

allProceduresAreCallable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support stored procedures.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

allTablesAreSelectable

public boolean allTablesAreSelectable()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether all accessible tables are selectable.

Specified by:

allTablesAreSelectable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True. All accessable tables are selectable.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getURL

public java.lang.String getURL()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the URL from the ShareNetConnection object.

Specified by:

getURL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The URL that is obtained from the ShareNetConnection object.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getUserName

public java.lang.String getUserName()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the user name from the ShareNetConnection object.

Specified by:

getUserName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The user name that is obtained from ShareNetConnection object.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()
                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the connection is read-only.

Specified by:

isReadOnly in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support read-only connections.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedHigh

public boolean nullsAreSortedHigh()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether NULLs are sorted high.

Specified by:

nullsAreSortedHigh in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. NULLs are sorted low.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedLow

public boolean nullsAreSortedLow()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether NULLs are sorted low.

Specified by:

nullsAreSortedLow in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True. NULLs are sorted low.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedAtStart

public boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether NULLs are sorted at start.

Specified by:

nullsAreSortedAtStart in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. NULLs are sorted low

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedAtEnd

public boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether NULLs are sorted at end.

Specified by:

nullsAreSortedAtEnd in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. NULLs are sorted low

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDatabaseProductName

public java.lang.String getDatabaseProductName()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the database product name.

Specified by:

getDatabaseProductName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The string "SAS".

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDatabaseProductVersion

public java.lang.String getDatabaseProductVersion()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Returns the version of the SAS/SHARE server.

Specified by:

getDatabaseProductVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

A string that contains the version number from the SAS/SHARE server.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if a ShareNet exception is detected or if the server does not respond.

getDriverName

public java.lang.String getDriverName()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the driver name and version number.

Specified by:

getDriverName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

the driver name and version number

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDriverVersion

public java.lang.String getDriverVersion()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Specified by:

getDriverVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException

getDriverMajorVersion

public int getDriverMajorVersion()

Gets the driver major version number as an integer.

Specified by:

getDriverMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

the driver major version number as an integer

getDriverMinorVersion

public int getDriverMinorVersion()

Gets the driver minor version number as an integer.

Specified by:

getDriverMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

the driver minor version number as an integer

usesLocalFiles

public boolean usesLocalFiles()
                       throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores each table in a local file.

Specified by:

usesLocalFiles in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

usesLocalFilePerTable

public boolean usesLocalFilePerTable()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database uses a file for each table.

Specified by:

usesLocalFilePerTable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers

public boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database supports mixed-case, unquoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:

supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesUpperCaseIdentifiers

public boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores uppercase identifiers.

Specified by:

storesUpperCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True if the SAS server is a V6 server else return false if its a V7 server.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesLowerCaseIdentifiers

public boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores lowercase identifiers.

Specified by:

storesLowerCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesMixedCaseIdentifiers

public boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores mixed-case identifiers.

Specified by:

storesMixedCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False if the SAS server is a V6 server else return true if its a V7 server.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database supports mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:

supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores uppercase quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:

storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores lowercase quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:

storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database stores mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:

storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getIdentifierQuoteString

public java.lang.String getIdentifierQuoteString()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the quote string that is used to surround quoted SQL identifiers. SAS software does not support quoted identifiers, so a blank is returned.

Specified by:

getIdentifierQuoteString in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

A blank string (" ").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSQLKeywords

public java.lang.String getSQLKeywords()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a comma-delimited list of all database-specific SQL keywords that are not SQL92 keywords.

Specified by:

getSQLKeywords in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string (""). No additional keywords are reserved.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getNumericFunctions

public java.lang.String getNumericFunctions()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a comma-delimited list of math functions.

Specified by:

getNumericFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The string "ABS, ACOS, ASIN, ATAN, CEILING, COS, EXP, FLOOR, LOG, LOG10, MOD, POWER, RAND, ROUND, SIGN, SIN, SQRT, TAN"

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getStringFunctions

public java.lang.String getStringFunctions()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a comma-delimited list of string functions.

Specified by:

getStringFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The string "ASCII, CHAR, CONCAT, LCASE, LEFT, LTRIM, REPEAT, REPLACE, RTRIM, SOUNDEX, SPACE, SUBSTRING, UCASE"

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSystemFunctions

public java.lang.String getSystemFunctions()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a comma-delimited list of system functions. SAS software does not support any system functions, so an empty string is returned.

Specified by:

getSystemFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string ("").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getTimeDateFunctions

public java.lang.String getTimeDateFunctions()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a comma-delimited list of time and date functions.

Specified by:

getTimeDateFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The string "CURDATE, CURTIME, DAYNAME, DAYOFMONTH, DAYOFWEEK, DAYOFYEAR, HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, MONTHNAME, NOW, QUARTER, SECOND, YEAR"

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSearchStringEscape

public java.lang.String getSearchStringEscape()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the string that can be used to escape an underscore (_) or a percentage sign (%) in string based searches such as getTables(). SAS software does not support any escape characters for schema or table names, so an empty string is returned.

Specified by:

getSearchStringEscape in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string ("").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getExtraNameCharacters

public java.lang.String getExtraNameCharacters()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a string that contains all the "extra" characters that identier names can contain. SAS software does not support any additional characters for names, so an empty string is returned.

Specified by:

getExtraNameCharacters in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string ("").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn

public boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether ALTER TABLE with an add column is supported.

Specified by:

supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn

public boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether ALTER TABLE with a drop column is supported.

Specified by:

supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsColumnAliasing

public boolean supportsColumnAliasing()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether column aliasing is supported.

Specified by:

supportsColumnAliasing in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullPlusNonNullIsNull

public boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the concatenations between NULL and non-NULL values are NULL.

Specified by:

nullPlusNonNullIsNull in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsConvert

public boolean supportsConvert()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between SQL types is supported.

Specified by:

supportsConvert in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsConvert

public boolean supportsConvert(int fromType,
                               int toType)
                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between the given SQL types from java.sql.Types is supported.

Specified by:

supportsConvert in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsTableCorrelationNames

public boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether table correlation names are supported.

Specified by:

supportsTableCorrelationNames in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames

public boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException

When table correlation names are supported, determines whether table correlation names must be different from the table names.

Specified by:

supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsExpressionsInOrderBy

public boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether expressions are supported in "ORDER BY" lists.

Specified by:

supportsExpressionsInOrderBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOrderByUnrelated

public boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether an ORDER BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.

Specified by:

supportsOrderByUnrelated in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsGroupBy

public boolean supportsGroupBy()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether some form of the GROUP BY clause is supported.

Specified by:

supportsGroupBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsGroupByUnrelated

public boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Detrmines whether GROUP BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.

Specified by:

supportsGroupByUnrelated in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsGroupByBeyondSelect

public boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a GROUP BY clause can add columns that are not in the SELECT list.

Specified by:

supportsGroupByBeyondSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsLikeEscapeClause

public boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the escape character in LIKE clauses is supported.

Specified by:

supportsLikeEscapeClause in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMultipleResultSets

public boolean supportsMultipleResultSets()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether mulitple ResultSets from a single execute are supported.

Specified by:

supportsMultipleResultSets in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMultipleTransactions

public boolean supportsMultipleTransactions()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether multiple transactions can be open concurrently.

Specified by:

supportsMultipleTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsNonNullableColumns

public boolean supportsNonNullableColumns()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether columns can support NULLs.

Specified by:

supportsNonNullableColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMinimumSQLGrammar

public boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:

supportsMinimumSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCoreSQLGrammar

public boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the ODBC Core SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:

supportsCoreSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsExtendedSQLGrammar

public boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the ODBC Extended SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:

supportsExtendedSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL

public boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:

supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL

public boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:

supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsANSI92FullSQL

public boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether ANSI92 full SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:

supportsANSI92FullSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility

public boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility is supported.

Specified by:

supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOuterJoins

public boolean supportsOuterJoins()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether some form of outer join is supported.

Specified by:

supportsOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsFullOuterJoins

public boolean supportsFullOuterJoins()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether full, nested outer joins are supported.

Specified by:

supportsFullOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsLimitedOuterJoins

public boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether there is limited support for outer joins.

Specified by:

supportsLimitedOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSchemaTerm

public java.lang.String getSchemaTerm()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the preferred term for "schema".

Specified by:

getSchemaTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The string "library".

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getProcedureTerm

public java.lang.String getProcedureTerm()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the preferred term for "procedure".

Specified by:

getProcedureTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string ("").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getCatalogTerm

public java.lang.String getCatalogTerm()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the preferred term for "catalog".

Specified by:

getCatalogTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string ("").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

isCatalogAtStart

public boolean isCatalogAtStart()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a catalog appears at the start of a qualified table name.

Specified by:

isCatalogAtStart in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getCatalogSeparator

public java.lang.String getCatalogSeparator()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the separator that is being used between the catalog name and the table name.

Specified by:

getCatalogSeparator in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An empty string ("").

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInDataManipulation

public boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a data manipulation statementcaon contain a schema name.

Specified by:

supportsSchemasInDataManipulation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls

public boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:

supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support stored procedures.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions

public boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:

supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions

public boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:

supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions

public boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:

supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support privileges.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation

public boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a data manipulation statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:

supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls

public boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:

supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions

public boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:

supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions

public boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:

supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions

public boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:

supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsPositionedDelete

public boolean supportsPositionedDelete()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether positioned DELETE is supported.

Specified by:

supportsPositionedDelete in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsPositionedUpdate

public boolean supportsPositionedUpdate()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether positioned UPDATE is supported.

Specified by:

supportsPositionedUpdate in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSelectForUpdate

public boolean supportsSelectForUpdate()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether SELECT for UPDATE is supported.

Specified by:

supportsSelectForUpdate in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsStoredProcedures

public boolean supportsStoredProcedures()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax are supported.

Specified by:

supportsStoredProcedures in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInComparisons

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether subqueries in comparison expressions are supported.

Specified by:

supportsSubqueriesInComparisons in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInExists

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether subqueries in exists expressions are supported.

Specified by:

supportsSubqueriesInExists in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInIns

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether subqueries in "in" statements are supported.

Specified by:

supportsSubqueriesInIns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether subqueries in quantified expressions are supported.

Specified by:

supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCorrelatedSubqueries

public boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether correlated subqueries are supported.

Specified by:

supportsCorrelatedSubqueries in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsUnion

public boolean supportsUnion()
                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether an SQL UNION is supported.

Specified by:

supportsUnion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsUnionAll

public boolean supportsUnionAll()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether an SQL UNION ALL is supported.

Specified by:

supportsUnionAll in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit

public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether cursors can remain open across commits.

Specified by:

supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback

public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether cursors can remain open across rollback.

Specified by:

supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit

public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether statements can remain open across commits.

Specified by:

supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback

public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether statements can remain open across rollbacks.

Specified by:

supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxBinaryLiteralLength

public int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Returns the number of hex characters that are allowed in an inline binary literal.

Specified by:

getMaxBinaryLiteralLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxCharLiteralLength

public int getMaxCharLiteralLength()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Returns the maximum length of a character literal.

Specified by:

getMaxCharLiteralLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

200 if the SAS server is a V6 server else return 32767 if its a V7 server.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnNameLength

public int getMaxColumnNameLength()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Returns the maximum length of a column name.

Specified by:

getMaxColumnNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

8 if the SAS server is a V6 server else return 32 if its a V7 server.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInGroupBy

public int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a GROUP BY clause.

Specified by:

getMaxColumnsInGroupBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInIndex

public int getMaxColumnsInIndex()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an index.

Specified by:

getMaxColumnsInIndex in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInOrderBy

public int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an ORDER BY clause.

Specified by:

getMaxColumnsInOrderBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInSelect

public int getMaxColumnsInSelect()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a SELECT list.

Specified by:

getMaxColumnsInSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInTable

public int getMaxColumnsInTable()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a table.

Specified by:

getMaxColumnsInTable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxConnections

public int getMaxConnections()
                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of database connections that can be active concurrently.

Specified by:

getMaxConnections in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxCursorNameLength

public int getMaxCursorNameLength()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a cursor name.

Specified by:

getMaxCursorNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. SAS software does not support cursors.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxIndexLength

public int getMaxIndexLength()
                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum size of an index (in bytes).

Specified by:

getMaxIndexLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxSchemaNameLength

public int getMaxSchemaNameLength()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a schema name.

Specified by:

getMaxSchemaNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

8

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxProcedureNameLength

public int getMaxProcedureNameLength()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a procedure name.

Specified by:

getMaxProcedureNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. SAS software does not support stored procedures.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxCatalogNameLength

public int getMaxCatalogNameLength()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a catalog name.

Specified by:

getMaxCatalogNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxRowSize

public int getMaxRowSize()
                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a single row.

Specified by:

getMaxRowSize in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs

public boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether getMaxRowSize() includes LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY blobs.

Specified by:

doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxStatementLength

public int getMaxStatementLength()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of an SQL statement.

Specified by:

getMaxStatementLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxStatements

public int getMaxStatements()
                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of active statements that can be open to this database concurrently.

Specified by:

getMaxStatements in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxTableNameLength

public int getMaxTableNameLength()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a table name.

Specified by:

getMaxTableNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

8 if the SAS server is a V6 server else return 32 if its a V7 server.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxTablesInSelect

public int getMaxTablesInSelect()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum number of tables in a SELECT list.

Specified by:

getMaxTablesInSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

0. There is no limit.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxUserNameLength

public int getMaxUserNameLength()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates the maximum length of a user name.

Specified by:

getMaxUserNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

8

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDefaultTransactionIsolation

public int getDefaultTransactionIsolation()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the default transaction isolation level for the database.

Specified by:

getDefaultTransactionIsolation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsTransactions

public boolean supportsTransactions()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether transactions are supported.

Specified by:

supportsTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsTransactionIsolationLevel

public boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level)
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether the database supports the transaction isolation level.

Specified by:

supportsTransactionIsolationLevel in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True if the transaction isolation level is set to java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE, else False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions

public boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()
                                                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.

Specified by:

supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly

public boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.

Specified by:

supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit

public boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit.

Specified by:

dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions

public boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction is ignored.

Specified by:

dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

False. SAS software does not support transactions.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getProcedures

public java.sql.ResultSet getProcedures(java.lang.String catalog,
                                        java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                        java.lang.String procedureNamePattern)
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Get a description of stored procedures available in a catalog. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getProcedures in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getProcedureColumns

public java.sql.ResultSet getProcedureColumns(java.lang.String catalog,
                                              java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                              java.lang.String procedureNamePattern,
                                              java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of a catalog's stored procedure parameters and result columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getProcedureColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getTables

public java.sql.ResultSet getTables(java.lang.String catalog,
                                    java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                    java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                    java.lang.String[] types)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of the tables that are available in a catalog.

Only table descriptions that match the catalog, schema, table name, and type criteria are returned. The rows are ordered by TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME.

Each table description contains the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
CATALOG	String	The table catalog (can be NULL)
SCHEMA	String	The table schema (can be NULL)
TABLE	String	The table name
TYPE	String	The table type
COMMENT	String	An explanatory comment regarding the table
TABLE_PASS	String	A non-standard column returning the password protection of the table. The returned column values would be one of NULL, READ, WRITE, ALTER values. A NULL is returned if no passwords are defined for the table. Since this is a non-standard result, this column must be referenced by name.

Specified by:

getTables in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a catalog.

schemaPattern - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a schema.

tableNamePattern - A table name pattern.

types - A list of table types to include. A value of NULL returns all types.

Returns:

ResultSet in which each row is a table description.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if there is no connection to server or if an IO exception is detected.

getSchemas

public java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the schema names available in this database. The results are ordered by schema name.

Each row of the result set contains the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
SCHEMA	String	The schema name

Specified by:

getSchemas in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

ResultSet in which each row has a single String column that is a schema name.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception may be thrown.

getCatalogs

public java.sql.ResultSet getCatalogs()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the catalog names that are available in this database. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getCatalogs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown because SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.

getTableTypes

public java.sql.ResultSet getTableTypes()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets the table types available in this database. The results are ordered by table type.

The table type is:

Column name	Data type	Description
TYPE	String	The table type

Specified by:

getTableTypes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

ResultSet in which each row has a single String column that is a table type.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception may be thrown.

getColumns

public java.sql.ResultSet getColumns(java.lang.String catalog,
                                     java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                     java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                     java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of table columns available in a catalog.

Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table and column name criteria are returned. The descriptions are ordered by TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION.

Each column description contains the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
CATALOG	String	A table catalog (can be NULL)
SCHEMA	String	A table schema (can be NULL)
TABLE	String	A table name
NAME	String	A column name
SQLTYPE	short	An SQL type from java.sql.Types
TYPE	String	A data-source-dependent format name including format width and decimal
SIZE	int	The column size (For char or date types, this is the maximum number of characters; for numeric or decimal types, this is precision.)
EMPTY	NULL	Not used
SCALE	int	The number of fractional digits
RADIX	int	The radix (typically either 10 or 2)
NULLABLE	int	Constants that state whether NULL is allowed: columnNoNulls - NULL values can possibly not be allowed columnNullable - NULL values are allowed columnNullableUnknown - Nullability is unknown
COMMENT	String	A comment describing the column (can be NULL)
DEFAULT	String	The default value (can be NULL)
EMPTY2	int	Not used
EMPTY3	int	Not used
MAX	int	For char types, this is the maximum number of bytes in the column
POSITION	int	The index of the column in the table (starting at 1)
NOTKNOWN	String	Strings that state whether NULL is allowed: "NO" means that the column definitely does not allow NULL values "YES" means that the column might allow NULL values An empty string ("") means unknown

Specified by:

getColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a catalog.

schemaPattern - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a schema.

tableNamePattern - A table name pattern. For password protected tables the parameter will be of the form myTable(pw=XXXX).

columnNamePattern - A column name pattern.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception may be thrown.

getColumnPrivileges

public java.sql.ResultSet getColumnPrivileges(java.lang.String catalog,
                                              java.lang.String schema,
                                              java.lang.String table,
                                              java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of the access rights for a table's columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getColumnPrivileges in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getTablePrivileges

public java.sql.ResultSet getTablePrivileges(java.lang.String catalog,
                                             java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                             java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of the access rights for each table available in a catalog. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getTablePrivileges in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getBestRowIdentifier

public java.sql.ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier(java.lang.String catalog,
                                               java.lang.String schema,
                                               java.lang.String table,
                                               int scope,
                                               boolean nullable)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row. Each column description contains the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
SCOPE	short	Actual scope of result: bestRowTemporary - Very temporary, while using row bestRowTransaction - Valid for remainder of current transaction bestRowSession - Valid for remainder of current session
NAME	String	Column name
SQLTYPE	short	SQL data type from java.sql.Types
TYPE	String	Data source dependent type name
SIZE	int	Precision
EMPTY	int	Not used
SCALE	short	Scale
EMPTY2	short	A pseudo column (like an Oracle ROWID) bestRowUnknown - May or may not be pseudo column bestRowNotPseudo - Is NOT a pseudo column bestRowPseudo - Is a pseudo column

Note: This method has some performance problems when using multiple queries.

Specified by:

getBestRowIdentifier in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a catalog.

schema - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a schema.

table - A table name pattern.

nullable - Whether NULL values are allowed.

Returns:

A ResultSet.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if a database error is detected.

getVersionColumns

public java.sql.ResultSet getVersionColumns(java.lang.String catalog,
                                            java.lang.String schema,
                                            java.lang.String table)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of the table columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getVersionColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

An exception is always thrown. No columns are automatically updated.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getPrimaryKeys

public java.sql.ResultSet getPrimaryKeys(java.lang.String catalog,
                                         java.lang.String schema,
                                         java.lang.String table)
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of a table's primary key columns. They are ordered by COLUMN_NAME. This method has some performance problems due to multiple queries.

Each primary key column description has the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
CATALOG	String	A table catalog (can be NULL)
SCHEMA	String	A table schema (can be NULL)
TABLE	String	A table name
NAME	String	A column name
SEQ	short	A sequence number within primary key
INDEX	String	A primary key name (can be NULL)

Specified by:

getPrimaryKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves rows that do not have a catalog.

schema - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves rows that do not have a schema.

table - A table name pattern.

Returns:

A ResultSet.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if a database-access error is detected.

getImportedKeys

public java.sql.ResultSet getImportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog,
                                          java.lang.String schema,
                                          java.lang.String table)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by a table's foreign key columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getImportedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getExportedKeys

public java.sql.ResultSet getExportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog,
                                          java.lang.String schema,
                                          java.lang.String table)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of a foreign key columns that reference a table's primary key columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getExportedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getCrossReference

public java.sql.ResultSet getCrossReference(java.lang.String primaryCatalog,
                                            java.lang.String primarySchema,
                                            java.lang.String primaryTable,
                                            java.lang.String foreignCatalog,
                                            java.lang.String foreignSchema,
                                            java.lang.String foreignTable)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of the foreign key columns in the foreign key table that reference the primary key columns of the primary key table. This method is not supported.

Specified by:

getCrossReference in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getTypeInfo

public java.sql.ResultSet getTypeInfo()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of all the standard SQL types supported by this database. They are ordered by DATA_TYPE and then by how closely the data type maps to the corresponding JDBC SQL type.

Specified by:

getTypeInfo in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

ResultSet in which each row is an SQL type definition.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getIndexInfo

public java.sql.ResultSet getIndexInfo(java.lang.String catalog,
                                       java.lang.String schema,
                                       java.lang.String table,
                                       boolean unique,
                                       boolean approximate)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

Gets a description of a table's indices and statistics. Each index column description contains the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
CATALOG	String	A table catalog (can be NULL)
SCHEMA	String	A table schema (can be NULL)
TABLE	String	A table name
NONUNIQ	boolean	Whether index values can be non-unique
QUAL	String	An index catalog (can be NULL)
INDEX	String	An index name
TYPE	short	An index type: tableIndexStatistic - Table statistics returned in conjuction with a table's index descriptions tableIndexClustered - A clustered index tableIndexHashed - A hashed index tableIndexOther - Some other style of index
POS	short	Column sequence number within a index
NAME	String	Column name (can be NULL)
SEQ	String	Column sort sequence (can be NULL): "A" - Ascending "D" - Descending
CARDINAL	int	Number of rows in a table or unique values in the index
PAGES	int	Number of pages used for the table or for the current index
FILTER	String	Filter condition, if any (can be NULL)

Specified by:

getIndexInfo in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves rows that do not have a catalog.

schema - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves rows that do not have a schema name.

table - A table name.

unique - When True, return only indices for unique values; when False, return indices regardless of whether unique or not.

approximate - When True, result is allowed to reflect approximate or out of data values; when False, results are requested to be accurate.

Returns:

A ResultSet.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if a database-access error is detected.

supportsResultSetType

public boolean supportsResultSetType(int type)
                              throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the given result set type. This database supports TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY resultset type at this time.

Specified by:

supportsResultSetType in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.

Returns:

True if the input resultset type is TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

See Also:

Connection

supportsResultSetConcurrency

public boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type,
                                            int concurrency)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the concurrency type in combination with the given result set type. This database supports CONCUR_READ_ONLY concurrency type and TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY resultset type for resultsets at this time.

Specified by:

supportsResultSetConcurrency in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.

concurrency - The concurrency type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.

Returns:

True if the input resultset type is TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and the concurrency type is CONCUR_READ_ONLY, else, returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

See Also:

Connection

ownUpdatesAreVisible

public boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own updates are visible. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

ownUpdatesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if own updates are visible for the result set type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

ownDeletesAreVisible

public boolean ownDeletesAreVisible(int type)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own deletes are visible. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

ownDeletesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if own deletes are visible for the result set type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

ownInsertsAreVisible

public boolean ownInsertsAreVisible(int type)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own inserts are visible. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

ownInsertsAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if own inserts are visible for the result set type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

othersUpdatesAreVisible

public boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether updates made by others are visible. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

othersUpdatesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if updates made by others are visible for the result set type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

othersDeletesAreVisible

public boolean othersDeletesAreVisible(int type)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether deletes made by others are visible. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

othersDeletesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if deletes made by others are visible for the result set type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

othersInsertsAreVisible

public boolean othersInsertsAreVisible(int type)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether inserts made by others are visible. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

othersInsertsAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if inserts made by others are visible for the result set type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

updatesAreDetected

public boolean updatesAreDetected(int type)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowUpdated(). This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

updatesAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if updates are detected by the resultset type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

deletesAreDetected

public boolean deletesAreDetected(int type)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowDeleted(). If deletesAreDetected() returns false, then deleted rows are removed from the result set. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

deletesAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if deletes are detected by the resultset type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

insertsAreDetected

public boolean insertsAreDetected(int type)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowInserted(). This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

insertsAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

type - The result set type, i.e. ResultSet.TYPE_XXX.

Returns:

True if changes are detected by the resultset type, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

supportsBatchUpdates

public boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Determines whether the driver supports batch updates. This method is not yet supported.

Specified by:

supportsBatchUpdates in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

True if the driver supports batch updates, else returns False.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getUDTs

public java.sql.ResultSet getUDTs(java.lang.String catalog,
                                  java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                  java.lang.String typeNamePattern,
                                  int[] types)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Gets a description of the user-defined types defined in a particular schema. SAS software does not support user-defined types.

Specified by:

getUDTs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Parameters:

catalog - A catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria

schemaPattern - A schema name pattern; "" retrieves those without a schema

typeNamePattern - A type name pattern; may be a fully qualified name

types - A list of user-named types to include (JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT); null returns all types

Returns:

An empty ResultSet object.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getConnection

public java.sql.Connection getConnection()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

JDBC 2.0 Gets the connection that produced this metadata object.

Specified by:

getConnection in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Returns:

The connection that produced this metadata object.

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

supportsSavepoints

public boolean supportsSavepoints()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

supportsSavepoints in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

supportsNamedParameters

public boolean supportsNamedParameters()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

supportsNamedParameters in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

supportsMultipleOpenResults

public boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement object simultaneously. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

supportsMultipleOpenResults in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

supportsGetGeneratedKeys

public boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

supportsGetGeneratedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getSuperTypes

public java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTypes(java.lang.String catalog,
                                        java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                        java.lang.String typeNamePattern)
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. Only the immediate super type/ sub type relationship is modeled. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getSuperTypes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getSuperTables

public java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTables(java.lang.String catalog,
                                         java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                         java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getSuperTables in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getAttributes

public java.sql.ResultSet getAttributes(java.lang.String catalog,
                                        java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                        java.lang.String typeNamePattern,
                                        java.lang.String attributeNamePattern)
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getAttributes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

supportsResultSetHoldability

public boolean supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

supportsResultSetHoldability in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getResultSetHoldability

public int getResultSetHoldability()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves the default holdability of this ResultSet object. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getResultSetHoldability in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getDatabaseMajorVersion

public int getDatabaseMajorVersion()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getDatabaseMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getDatabaseMinorVersion

public int getDatabaseMinorVersion()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getDatabaseMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getJDBCMajorVersion

public int getJDBCMajorVersion()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getJDBCMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getJDBCMinorVersion

public int getJDBCMinorVersion()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getJDBCMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getSQLStateType

public int getSQLStateType()
                    throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLState is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL99. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

getSQLStateType in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

locatorsUpdateCopy

public boolean locatorsUpdateCopy()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException

Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

locatorsUpdateCopy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

supportsStatementPooling

public boolean supportsStatementPooling()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException

Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling. This method is not implemented.

Specified by:

supportsStatementPooling in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

Throws:

java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.