Syntax

object.GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString(
Row ,
Column ,
ObjName ) as String

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

Row

Long integer that identifies a row by ordinal position

Column

Long integer that identifies a column by ordinal position

ObjName

String that specifies a table or view name

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString(
long lRow,
long lColumn,
SQLDMO_LPCSTR ObjName,
SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);

Note  SQL-DMO strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Remarks

GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString can be useful in applications designed to display the contents of sql_variant columns, such as a Web site.

Columns with underlying numeric, decimal, or datetime data types cannot be converted to strings using the GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString method.

Note  If an application calls GetColumnSQLVARIANTToString on an instance of SQL Server version 7.0, the constant, SQLDMO_E_SQL80ONLY, and the message "This property or method requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000" are returned.