[python-sybase] how to get return value of update/delete

[mike]

hi thanks for the reply.
I went to try the codes out

def exec_updtstmt(Svr,Login,Pass,Db,SQL):
''' Connects to database specified, exec the SQL and returns value'''
try:
db = Sybase.connect(Svr, Login,Pass ,Db)
c = db.cursor()
try:
c.execute(SQL)
print "Cursor rowcount after update (no rows) is: %d" % c.rowcount
db.commit()
db.close()
except Sybase.DatabaseError:
return 9
except:
return 2

stmt = '''
update table
set col_1 = 1
where login = "user"
'''

exec_updtstmt(Svr,Login,Pass,DbInt,stmt)

what i got is "Cursor rowcount after update (no rows) is: -1" and when i
checked the table
it is updated. Although the update works, i would wish to get that return to
indicate to the user whether success or failure
.
thanks for any further help




On 10/26/05, Nidositko, James <James.Nidositko at gs.com> wrote:
>
>
> Mike,
> There is no inherent concept of a "return value" from an executed SQL
> statement. You can produce such a result by encapsulating your SQL
> statements within stored procedures by detecting the rowcount and setting
> the return value in response, but there isn't really any need for you to
> do
> that.
>
> 1) It sounds like the error case that you're trying to describe below
> should
> be detected by getting a rowcount of zero from the update.
>
> 2) Rowcount does work. Here is some sample code that will show rowcount
> working in various situations.
>
> c=dbc.cursor()
> print "Cursor rowcount is initialized to: %d" % c.rowcount
> c.execute("create table __test_rowcount (col1 varchar(10) NULL)")
> print "Cursor rowcount after create table is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> c.execute("insert __test_rowcount (col1) values ('asdf')")
> print "Cursor rowcount after insert 1 is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> c.execute("insert __test_rowcount (col1) values ('asdf')")
> print "Cursor rowcount after insert 2 is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> c.execute("update __test_rowcount set col1 = 'qwer' where col1 = 'asdf'")
> print "Cursor rowcount after update is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> c.execute("update __test_rowcount set col1 = 'qwer' where col1 = 'not
> there'")
> print "Cursor rowcount after update (no rows) is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> c.execute("select count(*) from __test_rowcount")
> print "Cursor rowcount after execute for select is: %d" % c.rowcount
> c.fetchall()
> print "Cursor rowcount after fetch for select is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> c.execute("delete __test_rowcount where col1 = 'qwer'")
> print "Cursor rowcount after delete is: %d" % c.rowcount
>
> The only unusual case is select. Then, the rowcount is not set until the
> fetch is performed.
>
> -Jim
>
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> hi
> how can i successfully get the return of an update or delete statement
> using
> the Sybase module?
> i am doing a CGI script whereby if a user keys in the wrong name, i would
> want to catch that error eg if key in wrong username, my CGI script will
> call Sybase to execute < update table set this = a-value where name =
> 'wronguser' > and then return a value indicating "not found"
> but i am not able to figure out how to catch this return value. Any
> advise?
> ....
> cur.execute(update_statement)
> ....
> my table is being updated though when i tried a valid user. I tried
> rowcount but also not working.
> thanks
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