%OID (SQL)

A scalar function that returns OID of an ID field.

Synopsis

%OID(id_field)

Description

%OID takes a field name and returns the fully formed OID (object ID) for the object. The field must be either an ID field or a reference field (a foreign key field). Specifying any other type of field in id_field generates an SQLCODE -1 error.

Arguments

id_field

The field name of an ID field, or a reference field.

Examples

The following example shows %OID used with a reference field:

SELECT Name, Spouse, %OID(Spouse)
FROM Sample.Person
WHERE Spouse IS NOT NULL