UDM Parameter List Syntax Elements - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL External Routine Programming

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™
method_name
Pointer to a C string whose value is the method name in the CREATE TYPE definition.
The UDT can use this name to build error messages.
udthandle
Handle of the UDT on which the UDM is invoked, also called the subject parameter.
input_parameter_specification
[Optional] Type and name of an input parameter in the CREATE TYPE definition. Each input parameter in the definition must have a corresponding input_parameter_specification. The maximum number of input parameters is 128.
The type is the C type in sqltypes_td.h that corresponds to the SQL data type of input_parameter.
result
Pointer to a data area big enough to hold the result that the UDT returns, as defined by the RETURNS clause in the corresponding CREATE TYPE statement.
indicator_parameter_specification
[Optional] Indicator parameter corresponding to an input parameter. Each input_parameter_specification must have a corresponding indicator_parameter_specification. The input parameters and indicator parameters must be in the same order.
If the value of indicator_parameter is -1, the value of the corresponding input_parameter is null.
If the value of indicator_parameter is 0, the value of the corresponding input_parameter is a non-null value.
indicator_result
Result indicator parameter corresponding to the result.
sqlstate
Pointer to a six-character C string that indicates the SQLSTATE value—success, exception, or warning. The first five characters are ASCII and the sixth is the C null character. The string is initialized to '00000', which indicates success.
For more information on SQLSTATE values, see Returning SQLSTATE Values.
m
Number of characters in the method name in the CREATE TYPE definition. The ANSI SQL standard defines the maximum value for m as 128. Vantage allows a maximum of 30 characters for a method name.
specific_method_name
Pointer to a C string whose value is the name of the external method being invoked.
If the CREATE TYPE statement includes the SPECIFIC clause, specific_method_name is the name in the SPECIFIC clause; otherwise, specific_method_name is the same as method_name.
The UDT can use this name to build error messages.
l
Number of characters in the name of the external method. The ANSI SQL standard defines the maximum value for m as 128. Vantage allows a maximum of 30 characters for a method name.
error_message
Pointer to a C string whose value is the the error message text.
p
Number of characters in the error message text. The maximum value is 256.