Template Object

Manages the maintenance of a Template object.
Property Description
Delimiter String - returns the string representation of the file delimiter
Description String - description
Format Long - indicates file format
Formats Textlist object - containing a list of valid file formats
Id Long - database identifier for this item (read only)
Index Long - the index of this object within a Reports collection
IsDeleted True/False - item has been flagged for deletion
IsDirty True/False - item has been modified but not saved yet
IsEditing True/false - item is in the process of being edited
IsNew True/false - item is new and has not been saved
IsValid True/false - indicates if the item has any errors
Payroll Object - reference to global payroll object
TemplateItems Object - reference to a collection of items associated with this template
TemplateType Long - the template type
TemplateTypes Textlist object - containing a list of valid template types
Report String - report name

In order to apply any changes to an object, the BeginEdit method must be called setting any property values. To save the changes, call the ApplyEdit method, and to undo the changes call the CancelEdit method.

Method Description
ApplyChildEdit Finishes an editing session.
ApplyEdit(Server, Connection) Saves the item in the database. Server is a string containing the name of the network server to provide the data, and Connection is the ADO connection string to establish a connection with the database on that server.
BeginChildEdit Prepares the item for updating.
CancelChildEdit Reverses the changes in the current edit session and restores the state of the item to that preceding the last BeginEdit.
Delete Flags the item for deletion. The item will be deleted from the database when the next ApplyEdit is called. A Delete must be preceded by a BeginEdit.
Load (Server, Connection, TemplateId) Loads the data for the database record id. Server is a string containing the name of the network server to provide the data, and Connection is the ADO connection string to establish a connection with the database on that server.