How to Use SQL Functions in *.IDC Scripts

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Information Server version 1.0

SUMMARY

This article explains how you can add SQL Server back-end functions to *.IDC (Internet Database Connector) files when using ODBC with the Internet Server.

MORE INFORMATION

Files with the .IDC file extension can contain SQL commands that can manipulate an ODBC DataSource. Files with the .HTX file extension contain information that should be presented to the browser upon completion of the .IDC file execution.

The following is an example *.IDC file called EXAMPLE.IDC. This file calls EXAMPLE.HTX upon completion of the SQL commands:

   Datasource: ODBC DataSource
   Username: sa
   Template: example.htx
   RequiredParameters: Field1, Field2
   SQLStatement:
   +INSERT INTO Table
   +(Field1, Field2, Field3, SQLField)
   +VALUES('%Field1%', '%Field2%', '%Field3%', GETDATE());

Explanation of Fields in the Above EXAMPLE.IDC

DataSource:

   The datasource line needs to contain the name of the ODBC data source
   listed in the Control Panel ODBC applet.

   Username is the name you use to log on to SQL Server.

   Template specifies the *.HTX file that is displayed when the query is
   successful.

   The parameters listed after this keyword need to contain values in order
   for the *.IDC file to run.

   This contains the SQL statement as you would input it from the command
   line to the SQL Server. The only difference between this and a SQL
   statement is that each line begins with a plus sign (+).

Explanation of SQL Statement

INSERT INTO:

   SQL commands that insert data into a table.

   The name of the table where the data is to be placed.

   These are the names of the fields where you want to place the data in
   the VALUES statement.

   These are the values the get inserted into the table "Table". These are
   obtained from the name= statements in the <form> section on the HTML
   page where the data was entered.