Functions Reference

Logical functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 242
isObjectHidden 1 if objectName is hidden for the current record;
otherwise, returns 0. Returns 1 for objects other than
popovers that are to the right of the layout boundary.
number
bounds A list of numeric values, separated by spaces, that
describes the placement of the specified object (top-left
to bottom-right).
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left The left edge coordinate of the specified object. number
right The right edge coordinate of the specified object. number
top The top edge coordinate of the specified object. number
bottom The bottom edge coordinate of the specified object. number
width The width (in points) of the specified object. number
height The height (in points) of the specified object. number
rotation The rotation (in degrees) of the specified object. number
startPoint,
endPoint
A pair of numeric values (horizontal, vertical), separated
by spaces, that represent the start point or end point of
a line object. Other objects return the top-left point for
startPoint and the bottom-right point for endPoint.
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source The source description of the specified object as
follows.
web viewers - returns current URL.
fields - returns the fully qualified field name (table
name::field name).
text objects - returns the text (does not return merge
fields).
portals - returns the related table name.
graphics - returns image data such as the image
filename.
charts - returns the XML description of a chart object.
all other objects - returns an empty string.
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Attribute Returns
Data type
returned