tdr.GetFormat Function | R Table Operators | Teradata Vantage - tdr.GetFormat - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL External Routine Programming

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-24
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Purpose

Retrieves information about the format of a specified stream.

Syntax

tdr.GetFormat(  attribute,  streamno,  direction  )
attribute
Parameter type: character

The format attribute to be retrieved.

Currently, the only valid value for attribute is "RECFMT", which defines the input/output record format.

streamno
Parameter type: integer

The stream number.

direction
Parameter type: character
Valid values are as follows:
  • "R" (input)
  • "W" (output)

Return Value

The value of the specified format attribute for the given stream.

Currently, the attribute value returned is an integer that indicates the record format as follows:
  • 1 for IndicData with row separator sentinels
  • 2 for IndicData with no row or partition separator sentinels

Usage Notes

This function can be called from the table operator as well as the contract function.

Example: Print the Record Format of an Input Stream

The following statement prints the record format of input stream 0:

print(tdr.GetFormat("RECFMT", 0, "R"))