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Where DAL Functions are Used

You use DAL functions to enhance the collection of data during either the form entry process (Documaker Desktop) or in the forms processing cycle (Documaker Server). All DAL functions can be used during the form entry process and most can be used during the form processing cycle. The following table shows you where the various functions affect processing.

Function/Procedure	Affects form entry (Documaker Desktop)	Affects form processing (Documaker Server)
@	Yes	Yes
?	No	Yes
ABS	Yes	Yes
AddAttachVAR	No	Yes
AddBlankPages	Yes	Yes
AddComment	No	Yes
AddDocusaveComment	No	Yes
AddForm	Yes	No
AddForm_Propagate	Yes	Yes
AddSection	Yes	No
AddSection_Propagate	Yes	Yes
AddOvFlwSym	No	Yes
AFELog	Yes	No
AppendText	Yes	Yes
AppendTxm	Yes	Yes
AppendTxmUnique	Yes	Yes
AppIdxRec	Yes	Yes
ApplyInserts	Yes	Yes
Ask	Yes	No
AssignWIP	Yes	No
Avg	Yes	Yes
BankRound	Yes	Yes
Beep	Yes	No
BitAnd	Yes	Yes
BitClear	Yes	Yes
BitNot	Yes	Yes
BitOr	Yes	Yes
BitRotate	Yes	Yes
BitSet	Yes	Yes
BitShift	Yes	Yes
BitTest	Yes	Yes
BitXor	Yes	Yes
BreakBatch	No	Yes
CFind	Yes	Yes
ChangeLogo	Yes	Yes
CodeInList	Yes	Yes
Complete	Yes	No
CompressFlds	Yes	Yes
ConnectFlds	Yes	Yes
CopyForm	Yes	Yes
Count	Yes	Yes
CountRec	No	Yes
Cut	Yes	Yes
DashCode	Yes	Yes
Date	Yes	Yes
Date2Date	Yes	Yes
DateAdd	Yes	Yes
DateCnv	Yes	Yes
Day	Yes	Yes
DayName	Yes	Yes
DaysInMonth	Yes	Yes
DaysInYear	Yes	Yes
DBAdd	Yes	Yes
DBClose	Yes	Yes
DBDelete	Yes	Yes
DBFind	Yes	Yes
DBFirstRec	Yes	Yes
DBNextRec	Yes	Yes
DBOpen	Yes	Yes
DBPrepVars	Yes	Yes
DBUnloadDFD	Yes	Yes
DBUpdate	Yes	Yes
DDTSourceName	No	Yes
Dec2Hex	Yes	Yes
DeFormat	Yes	Yes
DelBlankPages	Yes	Yes
DelField	Yes	Yes
DelForm	Yes	No
DelSection	Yes	No
DelLogo	Yes	Yes
DelWIP	Yes	No
DestroyList *	Yes	Yes
DeviceName	Yes	Yes
DiffDate	Yes	Yes
DiffDays	Yes	Yes
DiffHours	Yes	Yes
DiffMinutes	Yes	Yes
DiffMonths	Yes	Yes
DiffSeconds	Yes	Yes
DiffTime	Yes	Yes
DiffYears	Yes	Yes
DupForm	Yes	No
EmbedLogo	Yes	Yes
Exists	No	Yes
FieldFormat	Yes	No
FieldName	Yes	Yes
FieldPrompt	Yes	Yes
FieldRule	No	Yes
FieldType	Yes	Yes
FieldX	Yes	Yes
FieldY	Yes	Yes
FileDrive	Yes	Yes
FileExt	Yes	Yes
FileName	Yes	Yes
FilePath	Yes	Yes
Find	Yes	Yes
Format	Yes	Yes
FormDesc	Yes	Yes
FormName	Yes	No
FrenchNumText	Yes	No
FullFileName	Yes	Yes
GetAttachVAR	No	Yes
GetData	No	Yes
GetFormAttrib	Yes	Yes
GetINIBool	Yes	Yes
GetINIString	Yes	Yes
GetListElem *	Yes	Yes
GetOvFlwSym	No	Yes
GetValue	No	Yes
GroupName	Yes	Yes
GVM	Yes	Yes
HaveField	Yes	No
HaveForm	Yes	No
HaveGroup	Yes	No
HaveGVM	Yes	Yes
HaveSection	Yes	No
HaveLogo	Yes	Yes
HaveRecip	No	Yes
Hex2Dec	Yes	Yes
Hour	Yes	Yes
SectionName	Yes	Yes
SectionRect	Yes	Yes
IncOvFlwSym	No	Yes
InlineLogo	Yes	Yes
Input	Yes	No
Insert	Yes	Yes
INT	Yes	Yes
IsPrintObject	Yes	Yes
IsXMLError *	Yes	Yes
JCenter	Yes	Yes
JLeft	Yes	Yes
JRight	Yes	Yes
JustField	Yes	Yes
KickToWIP	Yes	Yes
LeapYear	Yes	Yes
Left	Yes	Yes
LEN	Yes	Yes
ListInList	Yes	Yes
LoadINIFile	Yes	Yes
LoadLib	Yes	Yes
LoadXMLList *	Yes	Yes
Logo	Yes	Yes
Lower	Yes	Yes
MailWIP	Yes	No
MajorVersion	Yes	Yes
MAX	Yes	Yes
MIN	Yes	Yes
MinorVersion	Yes	Yes
Minute	Yes	Yes
MLEInput	Yes	No
MLETranslate	Yes	No
MOD	No	Yes
Month	Yes	Yes
MonthName	Yes	Yes
MSG	Yes	No
NL	Yes	Yes
NUM	Yes	Yes
Numeric	Yes	Yes
NumText	Yes	Yes
PAD	Yes	Yes
PageSection	No	Yes
PageInfo	No	Yes
PaginateForm	Yes	No
ParseListCount	Yes	Yes
ParseListItem	Yes	Yes
PathCreate	Yes	Yes
PathExist	Yes	Yes
POW	Yes	Yes
Print	Yes	No
Print_It	Yes	Yes
PrinterClass	Yes	Yes
PrinterGroup	Yes	Yes
PrinterID	No	Yes
PrinterOutputSize	No	Yes
PutFormAttrib	Yes	Yes
PutINIBool	Yes	Yes
PutINIString	Yes	Yes
RecipBatch	Yes	Yes
RecipCopyCount	Yes	Yes
RecipientName	No	Yes
RecipName	No	Yes
Refresh	Yes	No
RemoveAttachVAR	No	Yes
RenameLogo	Yes	Yes
ResetFld	Yes	Yes
ResetOvFlwSym	No	Yes
Retain	Yes	Yes
Right	Yes	Yes
RootName	Yes	Yes
Round	Yes	Yes
RouteWIP	Yes	No
RPErrorMsg	No	Yes
RPLogMsg	No	Yes
RPWarningMsg	No	Yes
SaveINIFile	Yes	Yes
SaveWIP	Yes	No
Second	Yes	Yes
SetDeviceName	Yes	Yes
SetEdit	Yes	No
SetFld	Yes	Yes
SetFont	Yes	Yes
SetFormDesc	Yes	Yes
SetGVM	Yes	Yes
SetSectionPos	Yes	Yes
SetLink	Yes	Yes
SetProtect	Yes	Yes
SetRecip	Yes	No
SetRequiredFld	Yes	Yes
SetWIPFld	Yes	No
Size	Yes	Yes
SlipAppend	Yes	No
SlipInsert	Yes	No
SpanField	Yes	Yes
SrchData	No	Yes
STR	Yes	Yes
STRCompare	Yes	Yes
SUB	Yes	Yes
SUM	Yes	Yes
SuppressBanner	No	Yes
Table	Yes	No
Time	Yes	Yes
Time2Time	Yes	Yes
TimeAdd	Yes	Yes
TimeZone	Yes	Yes
TimeZone2TimeZone	Yes	Yes
TotalPages	No	Yes
TotalSheets	Yes	Yes
TriggerFormName	No	Yes
TriggerSectionName	No	Yes
TriggerRecsPerOvFlw	No	Yes
Trim	Yes	Yes
Upper	Yes	Yes
UniqueString	Yes	Yes
UserID	Yes	No
UserLvl	Yes	No
WeekDay	Yes	Yes
WhatForm	Yes	Yes
WhatGroup	Yes	Yes
WhatSection	Yes	Yes
WIPExit	Yes	No
WIPFld	Yes	No
WIPKey1	Yes	No
WIPKey2	Yes	No
WIPKeyID	Yes	No
XMLAttrName *	Yes	Yes
XMLAttrValue *	Yes	Yes
XMLFind *	Yes	Yes
XMLFirst *	Yes	Yes
XMLFirstAttrib *	Yes	Yes
XMLFirstText *	Yes	Yes
XMLGetCurName *	Yes	Yes
XMLGetCurText *	Yes	Yes
XMLNext *	Yes	Yes
XMLNextAttrib *	Yes	Yes
XMLNextText *	Yes	Yes
XMLNthAttrName *	Yes	Yes
XMLNthAttrValue *	Yes	Yes
XMLNthText *	Yes	Yes
Year	Yes	Yes
YearDay	Yes	Yes

* While these XML-related functions affect both Documaker Desktop and Documaker Server, Documaker Server can have a default variable that refers to the transaction loaded in the XML extract. No such variable would exist automatically within Documaker Desktop.