The ADO Field object represents a column of data with a common data type. Each Field object corresponds to a column in a Recordset object.
The following Field object methods, properties, and collections are supported by the current version of the Microsoft® OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM:
| Name | Comment |
|---|---|
| AppendChunk method | Appends data to a large text or binary data Field object. |
| GetChunk method | Returns all or portions of the contents of a large text or binary data Field object. |
| ActualSize property | The actual length of a field's value. |
| Attributes property | One or more characteristics supported for a given Field object. |
| DefinedSize property | The defined size of a Field object. |
| Name property | The name of the Field object. |
| NumericScale property | The scale of numeric values in a Field object for numeric data. |
| OriginalValue property | The value of a Field object that existed in the record before changes were made. |
| Precision property | The degree of precision for numeric values in a Field object for numeric data. |
| Type property | The operational type or data type for a Field object. |
| UnderLyingValue property | The current value of a Field object. |
| Value property | The value assigned to a Field object in a Recordset |
| Properties collection | Collections of properties on the field. |