IEtlPlainField.DataType

Syntax

DataType: DbDataType

Description

The DataType property determines field type of flat data source or data consumer.

Example

Sub Main;

Var

MB: IMetabase;

EtlTask: IEtlTask;

Link: IEtlPlainLink;

Input: IEtlPlainInput;

Fields: IEtlPlainFields;

Field: IEtlPlainField;

Type: DbDataType;

Begin

MB:=MetabaseClass.Active;

EtlTask:=MB.ItemById("ETL").Bind As IEtlTask;

Link:=EtlTask.Links.Item(0);

Input:=Link.DestinationObjectInput;

Fields:=Input.Fields;

Field:=Fields.Item(0);

Type:=Field.DataType;

End Sub Main;

After executing the example the Type variable contains a type of the first field of the first input of ETL task object. The repository object has the ETL identifier.