fieldstotextvariables
fieldstotextvariables
PREFIX
,
VARTYPE

The fieldstotextvariables statement copies database fields into variables.

Parameters

This statement has two parameters:

prefix – prefix for variable names

vartype – Type of variable to create: LOCAL, FILEGLOBAL (default), WINDOWGLOBAL, GLOBAL, PERMANENT. If this parameter is omitted, fileglobal variables will be created.

Description

This statement copies database fields into variables. The data will be converted to text as it is copied into the variables. Variable names will be the same as the field names, but with a prefix you specify.

Suppose you have a mailing list database with the fields Name, Address, City, State and Zip. This statement:

    fieldstotextvariables "x"

will create fileglobal variables named xName, xAddress, xCity, xState and xZip and will fill the variables with the corresponding data from the current record in the database.

This statement will create windowglobal variables with a prefix of w instead of x.

    fieldstotextvariables "w","windowglobal"

See Also

- assign( -- assigns a value to a field or variable, also returning the value.
- assignglobal( -- assigns a value to a global variable (creating the variable if necessary).
- cache( -- stores a value in a temporary variable.
- callerslocalvariablevalue( -- allows a subroutine to access a local variable in the procedure that called it.
- cardvalidate -- verifies that a number is a valid credit card number.
- convertvariablestoconstants -- converts all of the variables in a formula into constant values.
- datatype( -- determines what kind of data is in a field or variable: text, number, etc.
- datavalue( -- returns the value of a field or variable: text, number, etc.
- fileglobal -- creates one or more fileglobal variables.
- fileglobalvalue( -- accesses a fileglobal or permanent variable from other databases.
- global -- creates one or more global variables.
- globalvalue( -- returns the value of a global variable.
- increment -- increments a field or variable.
- info("callerslocalvariables") -- returns a list of local variables defined in the procedure that called the current procedure.
- info("filevariables") -- builds a carriage return separated text array containing a list of the currently allocated fileglobal variables in the current database.
- info("globalvariables") -- builds a carriage return separated text array containing a list of the currently allocated global variables.
- info("localvariables") -- builds a carriage return separated text array containing a list of the currently allocated local variables.
- labelize( -- returns the value of a field or variable along with a label. This saves typing when you need to display fields or variables when logging and debugging.
- labelizeformula( -- returns the value of a formula along with the formula itself as a label.
- labelizeinfo( -- returns the value of an info( function, along with the function itself as a label.
- local -- creates one or more local variables.
- localparameters -- creates one or more local variables and assigns parameter values to them.
- localvalue( -- returns the value of a local variable.
- makefileglobals -- creates one or more fileglobal variables, and assigns a value to each new variable.
- makeglobals -- creates one or more global variables, and assigns a value to each new variable.
- makelocals -- creates one or more local variables, and assigns a value to each new variable.
- permanent -- creates one or more permanent variables.
- savelocalvariables -- saves local variables as a procedure.
- scopes( -- returns the current scope of a variable, as well as any hidden scopes.
- scopevalue( -- returns the value of a variable in the specified scope.
- setcallerslocal -- allows a subroutine to modify a local variable in the procedure that called it.
- setfileglobal -- sets the value of a fileglobal variable (optionally in another database).
- setfilevariable -- sets the value of a fileglobal variable in another database.
- setpermanentvariable -- sets the value of a permanent variable in another database. The database must be open. An empty value will choose the currently active database.
- setwindowglobal -- sets the value of a windowglobal variable (optionally in another window).
- showvariables -- forces Panorama to update the display of one or more variables on every form in the active database.
- showwindowvariables -- forces Panorama to update the display of one or more variables in the currently active form.
- tokenname( -- returns the name of a field or variable (instead of the value contained in the field or variables).
- undefine -- destroys one or more variables.
- unpermanent -- converts one or more permanent variables into regular fileglobal variables. The variables will no longer be saved as part of the database.
- windowglobal -- creates one or more windowglobal variables.
- windowglobalvalue( -- accesses a windowglobal variable from other windows.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0.