GET_SYNC

Script Function: Queries the current condition or value of a Sync object.

Syntax

GET_SYNC (Sync, Type)

Syntax	Description/Format
Sync	Name of a Sync object whose current condition or value should be determined Format: AE name, script literal or script variable
Type	Specification of whether current condition or current value should be determined Format: AE name, script literal or script variable Allowed values: "STATE" and "VALUE" "STATE" - Current condition "VALUE" - Current value

Return codes
Current condition of the Sync object Current value of the Sync object

This script function supplies the current settings of a Sync object. These settings are also found in the Attributes page of the object.

Example

:SET &ADMIN# = GET_SYNC("DB.STATE","STATE")
:IF &ADMIN# = "EXCLUSIVE"
:  PRINT "The administrator job is currently exclusively using the database."
:ENDIF


:SET &RET# = GET_SYNC("DB.STATE","VALUE")
:IF &RET# = 0
:   PRINT "No job is currently using the database."
:ELSE
:   PRINT "&RET# jobs are currently using the database."
:ENDIF

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