Functions Reference

Chapter 4
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Description
Returns the next serial number of fieldName in fileName. Field names must be fully
qualified in the form tablename::fieldname to specify a field that exists in a table
different from the current table.
Example
GetNextSerialValue(“Customers”;”CustID”) returns the next serial number for
the CustID field.
LayoutIDs
Format
LayoutIDs(fileName)
Parameter
fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
Important See Design functions, page 35 for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns a list of all layout IDs in fileName, separated by carriage returns.
Example
LayoutIDs(“Customers”) returns a list of all the layout IDs in the Customers
database file.
LayoutNames
Format
LayoutNames(fileName)
Parameter
fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
Important See Design functions, page 35 for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text