CreateFieldDefn function

Syntax

CreateFieldDefn()

Description

Use the CreateFieldDefn function to create a field definition with the same property defaults that Application Designer provides:

• Type: Character

• Field Length: 1

• Field Format Type: Uppercase

This function sets the RuntimeDefn flag for the field.

All other properties are blank or not set.

Parameters

None.

Returns

A field definition object.

Returns a null value if the user doesn’t have write permissions for fields.

Example

Local FieldDefn &newField = CreateFieldDefn();
If All(&newField) Then
   &newField.Name = "MYNEWFIELD";
   &newField.Type = %FieldType_Char;
   &newField.Description = "My new field";
   &retVal = &newField.SetLabel("MYNEWFIELD", "My field", "My New Field", True);
   /* do error checking … */
   &retVal = &newField.Save();
   /* do error checking … */
End-If;