FIELD()

Class

Fields and Records

Purpose

Function to return field name

Syntax

FIELD(<expN1>[,<workarea | alias>[,<expN3>]])

See Also

AFIELD(), DBF(), FIELDNAME(), FILTER(), FMT(), INDEXKEY(), NDX()

Description

The FIELD() function is synonymous with the FIELDNAME() function. It returns the name of the field <expN1> in the currently selected table. The optional <workarea | alias> parameter can be used to operate on the table in the specified workarea number, or with the specified table alias. If the optional <expN3> is specified and evaluates to 1, the field data type initial (e.g. 'C' for character), the field width and the field value will also be returned along with the fieldname in a comma separated string.

If <expN1> exceeds the number of fields in the table, or there is no currently selected table, then FIELD() returns a null string. Field offsets start at 1. The FIELD() function always returns a character string in upper case.

Example

use payroll
declare fname[fcount()]
for n=1 to fcount()
    fname[n] = field(n)
    ?fname[n]
next
?
 
use demo
go top
? field(1,1,1)
ACCOUNT_NO,C,5,00046

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer