DBTables.TBatchMode Enumeration

TBatchMode indicates the type of batch operation to be performed on a database table.

Pascal

TBatchMode = (
  batAppend,
  batUpdate,
  batAppendUpdate,
  batDelete,
  batCopy
);

C++

enum TBatchMode {
  batAppend,
  batUpdate,
  batAppendUpdate,
  batDelete,
  batCopy
};

TBatchMode can take the following values:

Value	Meaning
batAppend	Append all records from the source table to the end of destination table. The destination and source tables must not have records with duplicate keys.
batAppendUpdate	If a matching record exists in the destination table, replace it with the corresponding record from the source table. Otherwise, append records to the destination table. The destination table must have an index defined for matching records.
batCopy	Copy the structure and records from the source table into the destination table. If the destination table already exists, delete it and replace it with the new copy of the source.
batDelete	Delete all records in the destination table that also appear in the source table.
batUpdate	If a matching record exists in the destination table, replace it with the corresponding record from the source table. The destination table must have an index defined for matching records.

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