• A5_COMBINE_FILTERS Function
• A5_GET_RECORDS_IN_QUERY Function
• A5_HAS_BASE_FILTER Function
• A5_REPLACE_PARAMETERS_MULTI Function
• a5_save_query Function
• a5_show_mru_query Function
• a5_toggle_qbf_genie Function
• a5cs_analyzesimplequery Function
• a5cs_determineoptimalquerylocation Function
• a5cs_getquerylocation Function
• CONVERT_EXPRESSION Function
• CROSSLEVEL Function
• EXPRESSION_COMMON_FILTER_ELIMINATE Function
• EXPRESSION_COMMON_ORDER_ELIMINATE Function
• EXPRESSION_INFO Function
• EXPRESSION_SUBEXPRESSION_ELIMINATE Function
• FLATTENQUERY Function
• MRU_QUERY Function
• QUERY_FILTER_GET Function
• query_load Function
• QUERY_ORDER_GET Function
• query_save Function
• REPLACE_PARAMETERS Function
• TYPEOF Function
• UNIQUE_KEY_VALUE Function

FLATTENQUERY Function

Syntax

Arguments

result

A filter expression for the set.

Description

Function passes data through, it is included to modify the behavior of query of child fields.

Discussion

With the FLATTENQUERY() function you can filter the list of records using fields from the one-many child tables. FLATTENQUERY()bhas the effect of flattening the set, and making it appear as a single table. In is generally used in the context of a Browse layout. In a form or a browse, Alpha Anywhere does not allow you to include fields from a one-to-many child table when you create a query (exception - see the Crosslevel() function). (This restriction does not apply to report, letters and labels). However, if you use the FLATTENQUERY() function, you can include one-to-many child fields in your query. The FLATTENQUERY() function, has the effect of "flattening the set", and making it appear as a single table. In is generally used in the context of queries in a Browse layout.

See Also

• Query Functions and Methods
• FLATTENQUERY and CROSSLEVEL Compared
• A5_COMBINE_FILTERS()