Getting column handles
  
   Many OpenAccess SDK SQL Engine API functions use column handles instead of column names. A column handle is found by calling the following functions:
  
  
   • dam_getCol with the column name.
  
  
   • dam_getColByNum with the column number in the schema.
  
  
   • dam_getFirstCol and dam_getNextCol with the column type filter.
  
  
   To write the fastest IP, the function dam_getCol should be performed once and the column handles saved and reused as more rows of data are formed.