Occurs when the retrieval for the DataWindow or DataStore is about to begin.
PowerBuilder event information Event ID: pbm_dwnretrievestart
Web ActiveX event information Event name: beforeRetrieve
Set the return code to affect the outcome of the event:
0 Continue processing
1 Do not perform the retrieval
2 Do not reset the rows and buffers before retrieving data
For information on setting the return code in a particular environment, see “About return values for DataWindow events”.
A return code of 2 prevents previously retrieved data from being cleared, allowing the current retrieval process to append new rows to the old data.
Obsolete methods in PowerBuilder Instead of calling SetActionCode, use the RETURN statement with a return code instead.
This statement in the RetrieveStart event prevents a reset from taking place (rows will be added to the end of the previously retrieved rows):
RETURN 2
This statement in the RetrieveStart event aborts the retrieval:
RETURN 1
This code allows rows to be retrieved only when a user has an ID between 101 and 200 inclusive (the ID was stored in the instance variable il_id_number when the user started the application); all other IDs cannot retrieve rows:
CHOOSE CASE il_id_number
CASE IS < 100
RETURN 1
CASE 101 to 200
RETURN 0
CASE IS > 200
RETURN 1
END CHOOSE
