Help with MM_editCmd.CreateParameter insert syntax please

Question

In the past (I guess older ASP version maybe?), the
automatically generated code that DW created using the "insert
record" wizard allowed for easy editing and debugging within the
SQL. I just installed CS3 and created a similar page and the code
used to build the insert statement is quite different.
Unfortunately, I'm not versed well enough in it yet!
I can see how the SQL insert is being built:
Set MM_editCmd = Server.CreateObject ("ADODB.Command")
MM_editCmd.ActiveConnection = MM_wp_STRING
MM_editCmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO test (FName, LName,
Company, Email, BPhone, BFax, MPhone, Props, regDate, Password,
MBroker, MBID, Status, ARID) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?,
MM_editCmd.Prepared = true
...and then it appears to uses some scripting functions to
build the values and replace the ?'s in the CommandText line:
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append
MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param1", 202, 1, 255,
Request.Form("FName")) ' adVarWChar
What I'm struggling with is the values inside each Append
line (202, 1, 255) and what the relate to AND more importantly, how
I can insert my own variable here instead of the form field data.
ex:
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append
MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param1", 202, 1, 255, StrMyStringValue)
' adVarWChar
I need help with the syntax. Would it be different if the
variable holds a number value vs. text (assuming the field it's
being inserted into hold numbers)
Also, i USED to be able to add a handly little Response.Write
before the execute insert line that would write the SQL insert
statement to the screen and stop so that I could SEE where the
issues were. I've tried:
Response.Write(MM_editCmd.Parameters)
Response.Write(MM_editCmd.CommandText)
Just can't get the SQL text to display. Is the SQL insert
statement not stored as a variable that i can call?
Thanks VERY much for any help!

Answer 1

You can use the concatenate() function to build up your string, as you no doubt know.
As far as the wildcard goes ... your intention must be to try to SET the call variable and later on test the call variable with an IF node. Is that right?
You would be able to test parts of the string using the substr() function - which is based on character position. If that is a fixed value that you know, it's easy. If it's not, you can first use the find() function to locate something (like the "_9"), returning the position, and then use the substr() function to pull it off.
Can you write some pseudo-code here to define exactly your intention? You can set up a dummy script and send a dummy call through using Call Tracer and watch the output to see how your code is working.
Regards,
Geoff