ODATA READ()

Under Construction

Purpose

OData-compatible function to read records

Syntax

ODATA_READ(<cURI> [,<cFilename>])

See Also

APPEND BLANK, APPEND FROM, APPEND FROM ARRAY, DELETE (NoSQL), DELETE (SQL), INSERT, JSON_DECODE(), JSON_DECODE_FILE(), JSON_ENCODE(), OData Operators, OData URIs, ODATA_CREATE(), ODATA_DELETE(), ODATA_UPDATE(), PRINT_JSON(), SELECT, UPDATE

Description

The ODATA_READ() function is used to read records. The data is returned as JSON.

Parameter	Required	Description
<cURI>	Yes	The OData URI - see OData URIs for full details.
<cFilename>	No	Name of file to which data will be saved.

Example

odata_read("/southwind/shippers")
odata_read("/southwind/shippers","readresults.txt")
? filetostr("readresults.txt")
 
cCreateString = '{"shipperid":4,"companyname":"Acme Inc.","phone":"(503) 555-1234"}'
odata_create("/southwind/shippers",cCreateString)
odata_read("/southwind/shippers")
 
cUpdateString = '{"phone":"(503) 555-5678", "__olddata":{"shipperid":4}}'
odata_update("/southwind/shippers",cUpdateString)
odata_read("/southwind/shippers")
 
cDeleteString = '{"shipperid":4}'
odata_delete("/southwind/shippers",cDeleteString)
odata_read("/southwind/shippers")