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Field name

Field name ( fieldPtr | tableNum {; fieldNum} ) : Text

ParameterTypeDescription
fieldPtr | tableNumPointer, LongintField pointer or Table number
fieldNumIntegerField number if a table number is passed as first parameter
Function resultTextName of the field

Description

The Field name command returns the name of the field whose pointer you pass in fieldPtr or whose table and field number you pass in tableNum and fieldNum.

Example 1

This example sets the second element of the array FieldArray{1} to the name of the second field in the first table. FieldArray is a two-dimensional array:

 FieldArray{1}{2}:=Field name(1;2)

Example 2

This example sets the second element of the array FieldArray{1} to the name of the field [MyTable]MyField. FieldArray is a two-dimensional array:

 FieldArray{1}{2}:=Field name(->[MyTable]MyField)

Example 3

This example displays an alert. This method passes a pointer to a field:

 ALERT("The ID number for the field "+Field name($1)+" in the table "+Table name(Table($1))+" has to be longer than five characters.")

See also

Field
Last field number
Table name