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Overview of Siebel VB Language Reference

A Siebel VB method can access a component of the Siebel software architecture, such as applets and business components. You must preface a Siebel VB method with the name of the architecture component that it references. For example:

BusComp.GetFieldValue(fieldName)

where:

• BusComp is the name of the architecture component
• GetFieldValue is the name of the Siebel VB method

A Microsoft VB command does not reference a specific component of the Siebel software architecture. All the statements and methods that this chapter describes are Microsoft VB constructs except for the ODBC methods. For more information, see ODBC Methods.

For more information, see About Functions and Methods.

Usage of the Dollar Sign

Some methods include the dollar sign ($) in the method name. This dollar sign is optional:

• If you include it, then the return type is string.
• If you do not include it, then the return type is string variant.

This situation is true unless noted differently in the description for each method in this chapter.

For more information, see Variants.

Methods, Functions, and Statements Described in Siebel Object Interfaces Reference

Siebel Object Interfaces Reference describes a number of methods, functions, and statements that you can use with Siebel VB that this chapter does not describe. For more information about each of these methods, see the Siebel VB Quick Reference chapter in Siebel Object Interfaces Reference.