VIEWS Rowset

OLE DB Programmer's Reference

GUID: DBSCHEMA_VIEWS

Number of restriction columns: 3

Restriction columns: TABLE_CATALOG, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME

Default sort order: TABLE_CATALOG, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME

Description: The VIEWS rowset identifies the views defined in the catalog that are accessible to a given user.

Column name	Type indicator	Description
TABLE_CATALOG	DBTYPE_WSTR	Catalog name. NULL if the provider does not support catalogs.
TABLE_SCHEMA	DBTYPE_WSTR	Unqualified schema name. NULL if the provider does not support schemas.
TABLE_NAME	DBTYPE_WSTR	View name.
VIEW_DEFINITION	DBTYPE_WSTR	View definition. This is a query expression.
CHECK_OPTION	DBTYPE_BOOL	Check option. One of the following: VARIANT_TRUE—Local update checking only. VARIANT_FALSE—Cascaded update checking (same as no CHECK OPTION specified on view definition).
IS_UPDATABLE	DBTYPE_BOOL	VARIANT_TRUE—The view is updatable. VARIANT_FALSE—The view is not updatable.
DESCRIPTION	DBTYPE_WSTR	Human-readable description of the view.
DATE_CREATED	DBTYPE_DATE	Date when the view was created or NULL if the provider does not have this information. 1.x providers do not return this column.
DATE_MODIFIED	DBTYPE_DATE	Date when the view definition was last modified or NULL if the provider does not have this information. 1.x providers do not return this column.

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