TAG()

TAG()

Class

Indexing

Purpose

Function to return the name of an index file or index tag

Syntax

TAG([<.dbx filename>,] [<expN> [,<alias>]])

See Also

DBF(), KEY(), MDX(), NDX(), ORDER(), TAGCOUNT(), TAGNO()

Description

The TAG() function returns the tag name of the specified .dbx file, or the filename of a single (.ndx) file. With no parameters, the TAG() function operates in the current workarea on the master index. If no indexes are active, TAG() will return a null string. An error will be given if an invalid alias name is given.

Parameter	Description
<.dbx filename>	The .dbx file which contains the tag
<expN>	The number of the tag
<alias>	The workarea in which to operate. Specified in any of the following ways: A workarea number: 1-DB_MAXWKA A workarea letter: A-Z (a-z) excluding M (m). A table alias. The alias can be specified in the USE command. If not specified, the table basename is used.

Example

?tag(2)
LAST_NAME
tag("alternate.dbx",3)
ZIPCODE

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer