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Field_Label - DataDictionary

Returns the value of Field_Label_Long or Field_Label_Short, or the tag name of a table column

Type: Property
Access: Read-Only
Data Type: String
Parameters: None

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
iField Integer Number of the column in the table
iType Integer Type of label to returnConstantMeaning

Syntax

Property String Field_Label
Access Type Syntax
Read Access: Get Field_Label to StringVariable

Description

Field_Label returns the value of the Field_Label_Long or the Field_Label_Short properties, or the tag name of a table column.

Sample

Get Field_Label Field DD_LABEL_SHORT To sHeaderName
Get Field_Label Field DD_LABEL_LONG  To sLabel

Use Field_Label to get column labels and Field_Label_Long and Field_Label_Short to set column labels.

File and File_Field Interfaces

Many of the DataDictionary methods contain a two variants of the same message: Field_Message and File_Field_Message. For a complete description of these messages please refer to The Field and File_Field DD Interfaces.

The Field_ version of a message must use the keyword FIELD to identify the Table.Column name. The File_Field_ version must use the keyword FILE_FIELD to identify the Table.Column name. These should never be mixed!

// When using Field_ message use the FIELD keyword
Get Field_Label Field Customer.Name DD_Label_Long to sLabel

// When using the File_Field_ message use the FILE_FIELD keyword
Get File_Field_Label of oCustomer_DD File_Field Customer.Name DD_Label_Long to sLabel

See Also

File_Field_Label