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File_Field_Mask - DataDictionary

Provides the token characters for the mask for a table column

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

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
iFile Integer Number of table in current filelist
iField Integer Number of column in the table

Syntax

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

Description

The File_Field_Mask property provides the token characters for the mask for a table column.

Please see Field_Mask for detailed mask token documentation.

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 values. These should never be mixed!

// When using Field_ message use the FIELD keyword
Get Field_Mask FIELD Customer.Name to sMask

// When using the File_Field_ message use the FILE_FIELD keyword
Get File_Field_Mask of oCustomer_DD FILE_FIELD Customer.Name to sMask

See Also

Field_Mask