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Module SAP::DBTech::repman (Perl)

• RepMan: Opens a connection.
• cmd: Executes a command and returns the resulting buffer as a string.
• rawCmd: Executes a command and returns the resulting buffer as a string without checking for errors.
• sql: Executes an SQL statement and returns the error code.
• release: Closes the connection.

Installation

Examples

• egRPM: Contains examples for all methods.

Exceptions

• CommunicationError
• RepManServError

constructor RepMan

$session, $result = RepMan ($server_node, $database_name)

Opens a connection. An empty server node will search for a REPM Server on the local machine.

cmd

$output = $session->cmd ($cmd)

Executes a command and returns the resulting buffer as a string. Any error will result in an exception. For the format of the paramter $cmd please see the documentation of the Replication Manager.

rawCmd

$output = $session->cmd ($cmd)

Executes a command and returns the resulting buffer as a string without checking for errors. For the format of the paramter $cmd please see the documentation of the Replication Manager.

sql

$result = $session->sql ($cmd)

Executes an SQL statement and returns the error code. This method raises an exception only if an error occurs that is not related to the SQL statement .

release

$session->release ()

Closes the connection.

1. Change the directory to <instdir>/misc
2. Execute the Perl script instperl.pl
   

egRPM: Contains examples for all methods.

egRPM.pl

• CommunicationError: The communication link to the server failed.
• RepManServError: The execution of the command on the server resulted in an error.

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