Get Method

This method is used to retrieve information about a specified entity or specified entities. Multiple information fields may be specified depending on the information required. The GetFields Method can be used to determine all the available information fields.

Arguments
  1. string Reference
  2. DataSet RequestDataSet

Reference should contain the Reference returned by the Login Method and is used to identify the user of the Web Service.

RequestDataSet should contain a Parameters DataTable with one or more rows and the following columns:

and a Data DataTable with zero rows and the following columns defining which fields are required:

Response
  1. DataSet ResponseDataSet

ResponseDataSet will contain a Status DataTable with the following columns:

and a Data DataTable with one or more rows and the following columns:

Note that it is possible for a returned Field value to contain more than one value, in which case each value will be separated by a vertical bar character (|).

Example

The following Web Service call to retrieve information on specific Contacts:

Get("18,23", RequestDataSet)

where RequestDataSet contains the following Parameters DataTable:

Contact ID
200021
200024
200037

and the following Data DataTable:

Contact ID Contact Title Contact Given Names Contact Family Name Contact Interest

could produce a DataSet with the following Status DataTable:

Code Text
0 OK

and the following Data DataTable:

Contact ID Contact Title Contact Given Names Contact Family Name Contact Interest
200021 Mr. Simon Smith Tennis|Swimming
200024 Miss Angela Ardley Photography
200037 Mrs Beryl Bainbridge Cricket|Baseball|Mountaineering