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Devart.Data.Salesforce Namespace / SalesforceLoaderColumnCollection Class / AddReference Method
The name of the column.
The name of the referenced Salesforce object.
The name of the referenced Salesforce object External ID field.

AddReference Method
Adds an instance of the SalesforceLoaderColumn class that is an External ID reference to another Salesforce object.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Function AddReference( _
   ByVal column As String, _
   ByVal referencedTable As String, _
   ByVal referencedExternalIdColumn As String _
) As Integer
 

Parameters

column
The name of the column.
referencedTable
The name of the referenced Salesforce object.
referencedExternalIdColumn
The name of the referenced Salesforce object External ID field.

Return Value

The index of the added column.
Remarks
When you load data to a reference column, SalesforceLoader takes a value of the ID field of the referenced Salesforce object, for which the referenced External ID field is equal to the specified value, and asigns it to the target column.
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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