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  • Last Updated: January 15, 2026
  • 3 minute read
    • OpenEdge
    • Version 12.8
    • Documentation
Namespace: OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Binding
Type: Class AreaContext
Parent Classes:
Progress.Lang.Object
OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Binding.DataAdminContext
OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Binding.AreaContext

Inherits: OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Binding.DataAdminContext
Implements: OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Binding.IDataAdminContext

/* Copyright (c) 2010-2011,2019 by Progress Software Corporation
/*
/* All rights reserved. no part of this program or document
/* may be reproduced in any form or by any means without
/* permission in writing from Progress Software Corporation.
File:AreaContext
Author(s):hdaniels
Created:Aug 2010



Method Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  LOGICAL CanFind (character)
  LOGICAL CanFind (integer)
  CHARACTER ColumnExpression (character, character, character) /* convert expression for QueryString - unknown = keep as is */
  CopyTable (IDataAdminModel)
  CopyTable (table, IDataAdminModel)
  OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminCollection CreateCollection (IDataAdminContext)
  OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminElement CreateEntity (IRequestInfo)
  CreateRow (IArea)
  CreateRow (IDataAdminElement) /* if class cast error - the default syserror seems sufficient */
  LOGICAL Find (character)
  LOGICAL Find (integer)
  CHARACTER FindExpression (integer)
  CHARACTER GetCreateError (IArea) /* end method. */
  CHARACTER GetJoinFields (character)
  OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Message.IFetchRequest GetRequest () /** override for serverside join - data source (currently) requires join on number (error: areaname must be mapped to data source ) */
  InitChildren ()
  InitChildren (IAreaScope)
  InitChildren (IContextScope)
  HANDLE InitDataset () /* temporary until all sub classes are using createDataset */
  InitRow (character)
  MergeChanges (ISaveRequest) /** refresh partitions for create */
  ReadRow (JSONObject, character) /** override to not import area number @TODO find a better way. (set serialize-hidden?) */
  RefreshAreas (handle)
  ValidateAreaName (character)
  ValidateAreaType (character, character)
  ValidateBuffer (handle)
  ValidateChildren (handle)
  ValidateClusterSize (character, character)
  ValidateExtent (character)
  ValidateProperty (character, character, character) /** override to validate clustersize and records pr block */
  ValidateRecordsPerBlock (character, character)
  LOGICAL ValidValue (character, integer)
  CHARACTER ValidValueList (character)
  CHARACTER ValidValueString (character)
  ValueChanged (character, character, character) /** fires after change - validation should have been done */

Constructor Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  AreaContext ()
  AreaContext (IAreaScope)

Property Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  INTEGER Count
  CHARACTER KeyFields
  HANDLE TableHandle


Method Detail
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LOGICAL CanFind (character)

Parameters:
name CHARACTER
 
Returns LOGICAL
 
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LOGICAL CanFind (integer)

Parameters:
id INTEGER
 
Returns LOGICAL
 
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CHARACTER ColumnExpression (character, character, character)

/* convert expression for QueryString - unknown = keep as is
Parameters:
pcColumn CHARACTER
 
pcOperator CHARACTER
 
pcValue CHARACTER
 
Returns CHARACTER
 
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CopyTable (IDataAdminModel)
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CopyTable (table, IDataAdminModel)

Parameters:
copytable TABLE
 
pCntxt OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Binding.IDataAdminModel
 
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OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminCollection CreateCollection (IDataAdminContext)
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OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminElement CreateEntity (IRequestInfo)
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CreateRow (IArea)

Parameters:
area OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IArea
 
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CreateRow (IDataAdminElement)

/* if class cast error - the default syserror seems sufficient
Parameters:
entity OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminElement
 
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LOGICAL Find (character)

Parameters:
name CHARACTER
 
Returns LOGICAL
 
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LOGICAL Find (integer)

Parameters:
id INTEGER
 
Returns LOGICAL
 
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CHARACTER FindExpression (integer)

Parameters:
i INTEGER
 
Returns CHARACTER
 
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CHARACTER GetCreateError (IArea)

/* end method.
Parameters:
area OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IArea
 
Returns CHARACTER
 
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CHARACTER GetJoinFields (character)

Parameters:
parentid CHARACTER
 
Returns CHARACTER
 
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OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Message.IFetchRequest GetRequest ()

Purpose: override for serverside join - data source (currently) requires join on number (error: areaname must be mapped to data source )
Returns OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Message.IFetchRequest
 
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InitChildren ()
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InitChildren (IAreaScope)
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InitChildren (IContextScope)
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HANDLE InitDataset ()

/* temporary until all sub classes are using createDataset
Returns HANDLE
 
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InitRow (character)

Parameters:
pName CHARACTER
 
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MergeChanges (ISaveRequest)

Purpose: refresh partitions for create
Parameters:
pResponse OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Message.ISaveRequest
 
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ReadRow (JSONObject, character)

Purpose: override to not import area number
@TODO find a better way. (set serialize-hidden?)
Parameters:
json Progress.Json.ObjectModel.JsonObject
 
pcExceptColumns CHARACTER
 
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RefreshAreas (handle)

Parameters:
pdsChanged HANDLE
 
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ValidateAreaName (character)

Parameters:
pcKey CHARACTER
 
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ValidateAreaType (character, character)

Parameters:
pcKey CHARACTER
 
pnewvalue CHARACTER
 
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ValidateBuffer (handle)

Parameters:
phArea HANDLE
 
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ValidateChildren (handle)

Parameters:
phArea HANDLE
 
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ValidateClusterSize (character, character)

Parameters:
pcKey CHARACTER
 
pnewvalue CHARACTER
 
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ValidateExtent (character)

Parameters:
pcArea CHARACTER
 
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ValidateProperty (character, character, character)

Purpose: override to validate clustersize and records pr block
Parameters:
pcfield CHARACTER
 
poldvalue CHARACTER
 
pnewvalue CHARACTER
 
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ValidateRecordsPerBlock (character, character)

Parameters:
pcKey CHARACTER
 
pnewvalue CHARACTER
 
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LOGICAL ValidValue (character, integer)

Parameters:
pccolumn CHARACTER
 
piValue INTEGER
 
Returns LOGICAL
 
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CHARACTER ValidValueList (character)

Parameters:
pccolumn CHARACTER
 
Returns CHARACTER
 
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CHARACTER ValidValueString (character)

Parameters:
pclist CHARACTER
 
Returns CHARACTER
 
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ValueChanged (character, character, character)

Purpose: fires after change - validation should have been done
Parameters:
pFieldName CHARACTER
 
pcOldValue CHARACTER
 
pNewValue CHARACTER
 


Constructor Detail
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AreaContext ()
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AreaContext (IAreaScope)


Property Detail
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INTEGER Count

Returns INTEGER
 
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CHARACTER KeyFields

Returns CHARACTER
 
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HANDLE TableHandle

Returns HANDLE
 


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