Use this function to extract and return the root name, or the original part of the name, of a string you specify. This function strips off the #nnn portion of a field name to get the root field name.
| Note | Documaker requires that all fields on a section be uniquely named. Studio forces a unique name if a field is duplicated. Appending #002 or #003, for example, to the end of the field name creates unique names. In some cases you may want to use the name of a field to supply the name of a data dictionary symbol to use to fill that field. If each unique instance of a field is to use the same name, this can present a problem. |
|
Parameter |
Description |
|
Field |
Enter the name of the field for which you want the system to return the root portion of that name. |
Here are some examples:
RootName("Street address #002")
This returns Street address.
MYFIELDNAME = "Comment #003"
RootName(MYFIELDNAME)
This returns Comment.
RootName(FieldName())
This returns the root name of the current field.
© Copyright 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Legal Notices