sp_IHValidateRowFilter (Transact-SQL MetaData) Definition

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Definition:

sys.sp_IHValidateRowFilter(nvarchar @publisher
, nvarchar @owner
, nvarchar @table
, binary @columnmask
, nvarchar @rowfilter)

MetaData:

   
--   
--  Name:  
--         sp_IHValidateRowFilter  
--   
--  Description:  
--         Validate a supplied row filter for an article within  
--         a heterogeneous publication.  
--   
--  Inputs:  
--         @publisher        == name of Oracle publisher  
--         @owner            == table owner  
--         @table            == table name  
--         @columnmask        == mask identifying columns in article  
--         @rowfilter        == row filter  
--   
--  Returns:  
--         Return rowset with a single int value (0 for valid filter clause, 1 for invalid filter clause)  
--   
--         Return code (0 for success, 1 for failure)  
--   
--         NOTE:  Failure to provide a valid filter clause is not a failure  
--                with respect to the return code.  
--   
--  Security:  
--         public --  call must be sysadmin  
--   
--  Notes:  
--         This stored procedure is provided so that user interface can  
--         pre-validate a user supplied filter priot to using it when  
--         publishing an article.  
--   
--       If @columnmask is NULL, it is assumed that all columns of the  
--       table are published.  If not secified, @columnmask defaults to NULL.  
--   
  
CREATE PROCEDURE sys.sp_IHValidateRowFilter  
(  
    @publisher        sysname,  
    @owner            sysname,  
    @table            sysname,  
    @columnmask        binary(128) = NULL,  
    @rowfilter        nvarchar(max)  
)  
AS  
BEGIN  
    DECLARE @cmd            nvarchar(4000)  
    DECLARE @retcode        int  
    DECLARE @publisher_type    sysname  
  
    --   
    --  Security Check: require sysadmin  
    --   
    IF (ISNULL(IS_SRVROLEMEMBER('sysadmin'),0) = 0)  
    BEGIN  
        RAISERROR(21089,16,-1)   
        RETURN (1)  
    END  
  
    --   
    --  Parameter Check: columnlist and rowfilter must be non-NULL  
    --   
    if ( @rowfilter IS NULL)  
    BEGIN  
        RAISERROR (21784, 16, -1)  
            RETURN (1)  
    END  
  
    SET @retcode = 0  
  
    EXEC @retcode = sys.sp_MSrepl_getpublisherinfo    @publisher        = @publisher,  
                                                    @rpcheader        = @cmd OUTPUT,  
                                                    @publisher_type    = @publisher_type OUTPUT,  
                                                    @hreplOnly        = 1  
      
    IF @retcode <> 0  
        RETURN (@retcode)  
  
    --  Error if the publisher is not an Oracle publisher  
    IF @publisher_type NOT LIKE 'ORACLE%'  
    BEGIN  
        RAISERROR (21696, 16, -1, @publisher, @publisher_type)  
            RETURN (1)  
    END  
  
    set @cmd = @cmd + N'sys.sp_ORAValidateRowFilter'  
      
    EXEC @retcode = @cmd    @publisher,  
                @owner,  
                @table,  
                @columnmask,  
                @rowfilter,  
                @publisher_type  
    RETURN (@retcode)  
END