Attributes

Syntax

long = connectionobject.Attributes

connectionobject.Attributes = long

Description

Sets or returns a long value defining the characteristics of a Connection object.

The Attributes property indicates the transaction attributes of a Connection object. It returns or sets a long value that is the sum of one or more of the XactAttributeEnum constants. The default is zero.

Not all providers support this property.

XactAttributeEnum Constants

You can set multiple attributes by adding together the values. If you set the property value to an invalid sum, an error is generated.

Constant	Value	Description
adXactAbortRetaining	262144	Ensures that calling the RollbackTrans method automatically starts a new transaction
adXactCommitRetaining	131072	Ensures that calling the CommitlbackTrans method automatically starts a new transaction
adXactAbortRetaining AND adXactCommitRetaining	393216	A new transaction automatically starts after the previous is finished

See Also

Connection, Field, Parameter, Property.

Example

objConnection.Attributes = adXactAbortRetaining AND adXactCommitRetaining