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DB_FIELD_TYPE

Returns a string that describes the type of data in a field beneath the object type you specified.

Format

DB_FIELD_TYPE (Object Type, Field Name)

Arguments

 
Object Type
Name of a database object (see DB_TYPE).
Field Name
Character string.

Example

The following example determines that the width field on the Graphic_Interface_Dialog_Box object is of the type REAL (keep the expression on one line):
 
Function
variable create variable=var6 &
   string=(DB_FIELD_TYPE
   ("Graphic_Interface_Dialog_Box", "width"))
Result
REAL
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