The PipeContext object is a Dictionary object that is passed through the pipeline as a holder of properties needed by pipeline components.
The PipeContext Dictionary object must contain the following values.
| Value | Description |
| MessageManager | Reference to the MessageManager object (usually created in Global.asa). |
| DataFunctions | Reference to the DataFunctions object (usually created in Global.asa). |
| QueryMap | Reference to the QueryMap object (usually created in Global.asa). The QueryMap is a Dictionary object that contains a number of other Dictionary objects, each of which represents a query name and the SQL text of the query. |
| ConnectionStringMap | Reference to the Dictionary object containing connection strings that are available to the site. (This property is copied from the site dictionary.) |
| DefaultConnectionString | Default connection string for the site. (This property is copied from the site dictionary.) |
| Language | Name of a message set (defined in the MessageManager object) containing error messages to be used by the pipeline components in the event of an error. |
| ReceiptStorage | DBStorage object for receipts (needed only if saving receipts). |
| Shopper | If AUO support is installed and the site uses the AUO, this property contains an AUO representing the customer. A component in the pipeline will use the AUO to load ShopperInfo into the OrderForm. |
The following example creates a PipeContext object and initializes its values prior to running an OPP (the objects referred to are defined in Global.asa):
REM Set Pipecontext:
Set mscsPipeContext = Server.CreateObject("Commerce.Dictionary")
Set mscsPipeContext("MessageManager") = MSCSMessageManager
Set mscsPipeContext("DataFunctions") = MSCSDataFunctions
Set mscsPipeContext("QueryMap") = MSCSQueryMap
Set mscsPipeContext("ConnectionStringMap") = MSCSSite.ConnectionStringMap
mscsPipeContext("DefaultConnectionString") = MSCSSite.DefaultConnectionString
mscsPipeContext("Language") = "usa"
Set mscsPipeContext.ReceiptStorage = MSCSReceiptStorage
Set mscsPipeContext.Shopper = MSCSShopper