Returns the ID that is assigned to a query column in the query definition.
Number := Query.COLUMNNO(Column) |
Parameters
- Query
- Type: Query A variable that specifies the query object that contains the column.
- Column
- Type: Text Refers to the name of the query column. The name of a query column is specified by the Name Property of the column in Query Designer.
Property Value/Return Value
Type: Integer
The number that is assigned to the column.
Remarks
In Query Designer, each column of the query is assigned a number that is specified by the column's ID Property. The COLUMNNO function enables you to create actions based on the ID of a column.
Example
The following example shows how to get the ID of a column of a query. The query is called My Customer Query and has a column with the name Customer_No. This example requires that you create the following variables.
| Variable name | DataType | Subtype |
|---|---|---|
Number | Integer | Not applicable |
MyQuery | Query | My Customer Query |
This statement assigns the ID of the Customer_No column in the My Customer Query query to the Number variable.
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Number := MyQuery.COLUMNNO("Customer_No"); | |