OpenEdge ABL API Reference

OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminCollection

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OpenEdge.DataAdmin.IDataAdminCollection

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Last Updated: January 15, 2026
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Namespace:	OpenEdge.DataAdmin
Type: Interface	IDataAdminCollection
Parent Classes:
Inherits:	IDataAdminSerializable

	/* Copyright (c) 2011-2013 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.
Purpose:	Common interface for all collections in the OpenEdge.DataAdmin
Author(s):	hdaniels
Created:	Thu Jun 10 01:39:52 EDT 2010

Method Summary

	Options	Name	Purpose
		INTEGER Deserialize (handle)	/* deserialize from stream abl standard import format @return num rows imported */
		INTEGER Deserialize (handle, integer)
		Export ()
		Export (character)
		ExportLastSaved (character)	/** REST/JSON communication, use after import and call to service create or update */
		ExportLastSavedTree (character)	/** REST/JSON communication, use after importTree and call to service create or update */
		ExportList ()
		ExportList (character)
		ExportTree (character)
		ExportTree (character, character)
		ExportTree (character, IPageRequest)
		Import (character)	/* import table from file - json - d */
		ImportDelete (character)	/* import keys to delete from file - json only */
		ImportNew (character)	/* import new rows to table from file - json - d */
		ImportNewTree (character)	/* import new rows with children from file - json */
		ImportTree (character)	/* import table with children from file - json */
		OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Lang.Collections.IIterator Iterator (character)	/** returns a filtered and/or sorted iterator @param filter query expression on properties of the entities in the collection field expressions <b>must</b> be separated by space (also =) values <b>must</b> be quoted. also int, logical dec */
		Reset ()

Property Summary

	Options	Name	Purpose
		CHARACTER ContextId
		LOGICAL HasChanges
		IDataAdminService Service
		CHARACTER SourceId

Method Detail

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INTEGER Deserialize (handle)

/* deserialize from stream abl standard import format

Parameters:
phStream	HANDLE

Returns	INTEGER
	num rows imported

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INTEGER Deserialize (handle, integer)

Parameters:
phStream	HANDLE

piMax	INTEGER

Returns	INTEGER

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Export ()

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Export (character)

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ExportLastSaved (character)

Purpose: REST/JSON communication, use after import and call to service create or update

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ExportLastSavedTree (character)

Purpose: REST/JSON communication, use after importTree and call to service create or update

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ExportList ()

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ExportList (character)

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ExportTree (character)

Parameters:
cFile	CHARACTER

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ExportTree (character, character)

Parameters:
cFile	CHARACTER

pcCollections	CHARACTER

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ExportTree (character, IPageRequest)

Parameters:
cFile	CHARACTER

pageReq	OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Rest.IPageRequest

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Import (character)

/* import table from file - json - d

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ImportDelete (character)

/* import keys to delete from file - json only

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ImportNew (character)

/* import new rows to table from file - json - d

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ImportNewTree (character)

/* import new rows with children from file - json

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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ImportTree (character)

/* import table with children from file - json

Parameters:
pcFile	CHARACTER

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OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Lang.Collections.IIterator Iterator (character)

Purpose:	returns a filtered and/or sorted iterator
	field expressions <b>must</b> be separated by space (also =)
	values <b>must</b> be quoted. also int, logical dec

Parameters:
filter	CHARACTER

Returns	OpenEdge.DataAdmin.Lang.Collections.IIterator

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Reset ()

Property Detail

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CHARACTER ContextId

Returns	CHARACTER

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LOGICAL HasChanges

Returns	LOGICAL

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IDataAdminService Service

Returns	IDataAdminService

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CHARACTER SourceId

Returns	CHARACTER