Start

Start has two basic syntaxes.

To

Use

Execute a pipeline object

Syntax 1 For executing pipeline objects

Activate a timing object

Syntax 2 For activating timing objects


Syntax 1 For executing pipeline objects

Description

Executes a pipeline object, which transfers data from the source to the destination as specified by the SQL query in the pipeline object. This pipeline object is a property of a user object inherited from the pipeline system object.

Applies to

Pipeline objects

Syntax

pipelineobject.Start ( sourcetrans, destinationtrans, errorobject 
   {, arg1, arg2,..., argn } )

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and a negative number if an error occurs.


Syntax 2 For activating timing objects

Description

Activates a timing object causing a Timer event to occur repeatedly at the specified interval.

Applies to

Timing objects

Syntax

timingobject.Start ( interval  )

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if the timer is already running, the interval specified is invalid, or there are no system timers available.