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A5_FIELDSIZES Function
Syntax
Size_Info as P = a5_FieldSizes(C type )
Arguments
- Size_Info
A dot variable with two elements:
- .Decimal
number of decimal characters
- .Length
length in characters
- type
The name of a field type. Character
Description
Returns the length and decimals for all field types other than Character and Numeric
Discussion
The A5_FIELDSIZES() function returns information about the size of table fields that are not character or numeric.
Example
? a5_fieldsizes("time") = decimal = 0 Length = 17 ? a5_fieldsizes("date") = decimal = 0 Length = 8
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