CatalogManager Object
.gif "Ee799729.c++_on(en-US,CS.10).gif")
.gif "Ee799729.vb_off(en-US,CS.10).gif")
Use this object to work with the entire Product Catalog System. The methods and properties of this object effect all catalogs contained in the Product Catalog System.
| ProgID: | Commerce.CatalogManager (Externally creatable) |
| COM Class Name: | CatalogManager |
| Type Library Name: | Microsoft Commerce 2000 Catalog Type Library |
| DLL Name: | Catalog.dll |
| Threading Model: | Both |
The properties of the CatalogManager object are shown in the following table.
| Property | Type | Description |
| Catalogs | _Recordset | Returns a recordset containing a record for each catalog contained in the Product Catalog System, including their properties.
This property is read-only. |
| CategoryDefinitions | _Recordset | Returns a recordset containing the names of all of the category definitions that currently exist in the Product Catalog System.
This property is read-only. |
| CustomCatalogs | _Recordset | Returns a recordset containing a record for each custom catalog. These records include the custom catalog names and the names of the catalogs they are based on.
This property is read-only. |
| ProductDefinitions | _Recordset | Returns a recordset containing the names of all the product definitions that currently exist in the Product Catalog System.
This property is read-only. |
| Properties | _Recordset | Returns a recordset containing the name of each property that currently exists in the Product Catalog System.
This property is read-only. |
The methods of the CatalogManager object are shown in the following table.
| Method | Description |
| AddDefinitionProperty | Adds a property to a definition. |
| AddDefinitionVariantProperty | Adds a variant property to a definition. |
| AddPropertyValue | Adds a value to the list of defined values for this property. Only applies to enumerations. |
| CreateCatalog | Creates a new catalog. |
| CreateCategoryDefinition | Creates a new category definition. |
| CreateProductDefinition | Creates a new product definition. |
| CreateProperty | Creates a new property. |
| DeleteCatalog | Deletes a catalog. |
| DeleteDefinition | Deletes a product or category definition |
| DeleteProperty | Deletes a property. |
| ExportCSV | Exports catalog data as a comma-separated value format file. |
| ExportXML | Exports catalog data as an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format file. |
| FreeTextSearch | Performs a free-text search of catalogs. |
| GetCatalog | Returns the specified catalog object. |
| GetDefinitionProperties | Returns the properties of a specified product or category definition |
| GetPropertyAttributes | Returns all the attributes of a specified property. |
| GetPropertyValues | Returns a list of appropriate values for an enumeration property. |
| ImportCSV | Imports a comma-separated value format file as catalog data. |
| ImportXML | Imports an XML format file as catalog data. |
| Initialize | Initializes the CatalogManager object. |
| Query | Performs queries against product, variant, and category data in one or more catalogs. |
| RemoveDefinitionProperty | Removes the specified property or variant property from a definition. |
| RemovePropertyValue | Removes a defined value from an enumeration property. |
| RenameDefinition | Renames a definition. |
| RenameProperty | Renames a property. |
| SetDefinitionProperties | Use this method to change the properties of a category or product definition. |
| SetPropertyAttributes | Changes the attributes of a property. |
Remarks
Some methods of the CatalogManager object cannot be called in a transacted object. They are the CreateCatalog, DeleteCatalog, GenerateCustomCatalog, ImportCSV, ImportXML, and RegenerateFreeTextSearchIndex methods. These methods involve the creation, deletion, or updating of free text indexes. SQL Server does not allow these operations in a transaction.
Binding to the CatalogManager in a COM+ component that has either the Required or Requires New property set generates a run time error.