Re: ResultSet getXXXX Behavior

I agree with Lee. I use a type 4 driver and retrieve columns in random order and get the expected result with no problems. Since you are writing java and I assume you are using Oracle, try using Oracle's jdbc driver.
cindy

Lee Fesperman wrote:

> JV wrote:
> >
> > We are not sure if this is the correct behavior for a result set.
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> > --------
> >
> > It seems that if the rs.getXXX( “whatever” ) are not in the same order as
> > the columns in the select statement it won’t work. After experimenting it
> > seems that once you have retrieved the value from a specific column, you can
> > ’t go backwards. It behaves the same way if we use column index instead of
> > column name on the getXXXX. If the columns are accessed in order,
> > everything works.
> >
> > Are we missing something or do the getXXXs need to be in the same order as
> > the columns in order to retreive data out of the result set?
>
> This depends on the JDBC driver. Some drivers require that you 'get' columns in order.
> I believe this is the case with the JDBC/ODBC driver.
>
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> Lee Fesperman, FFE Software, Inc. (http://www.firstsql.com)
Received on Fri Oct 29 1999 - 00:00:00 CEST