• *environment_definition_fields Function
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• A5_CHANGEFIELDSIZE Function
• a5_control_insert_ole Function
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• A5_FIELD_RULES_CASE_EDIT Function
• A5_FIELD_RULES_GLOSSARY_EDIT Function
• a5_field_select Function
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• A5_FIELDSIZES Function
• a5_get_field_info Function
• a5_get_fieldinfo_delayed Function
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A5_FIELDSIZES Function

Syntax

Arguments

Size_Info

A dot variable with two elements:

.Decimal

number of decimal characters

.Length

length in characters

type

The name of a field type. Character

Description

Returns the length and decimals for all field types other than Character and Numeric

Discussion

The A5_FIELDSIZES() function returns information about the size of table fields that are not character or numeric.

Example

? a5_fieldsizes("time")
= decimal = 0
Length = 17
? a5_fieldsizes("date")
= decimal = 0
Length = 8

See Also

• Field Methods
• Field Functions