The DataSource object was implemented to avoid eMill from being restricted to one data access technology. eMill includes source code to access any ADO compatible data source. Developers could replace this code with their own code to implement data access to any non ADO database.
DataSource.collection|property|method
| BOF | Indicates that the current record position is before the first record. |
| EOF | Indicates that the current record position is after the last record. |
Additional header fields can be set using the Headers collection
| Open | This method opens the data source. |
| Close | This method closes the data source. |
| GetRowCount | Returns the number of records in the data source. |
| CanMovePrevious | Returns True if the record position can move backward. |
| MoveFirst | Moves the record position to the first record. |
| Move | Moves the position of the current record. |
| CanDelete | Returns True if records can be deleted. |
| Delete | Deletes the current record. |
| AddNew | Prepares a new empty record. |
| Update | Updates the current record. |
| CanUpdate | Returns True if records can be updated. |
| CancelUpdate | Cancel any pending updates due to a AddNew operation. |
The DataSource object cannot be accessed directly. The Record object should be used to exchange data between the DataSource object and a script enabled content file.