Hi Alan,
If you have the table number, you can loop over the fields of that table and
compare the name to the given name to get the field number and thus the field
pointer.
Something like:
//$foundtable is the table number
//if pointer given, $foundtable := Table($tablepointer)
For ($i;1;Get last field number($foundtable))
If (Is field number valid($foundtable;$i))
If ($fieldname=Field name($foundtable;$i))
$foundfield:=$i//found it
$i:=Get last field number($foundtable)+1//jump out of
loop
End if
End if
End for
$ptr:=Field($foundtable;$foundfield)//get the pointer
HTH
Koen
> Op 17 mei 2018, om 18:19 heeft Alan Tilson via 4D_Tech <[email protected]>
> het volgende geschreven:
>
> Is it possible to extract a pointer to a field from the table number or
> pointer and the field name?
>
> I'm loading a field using EXECUTE FORMULA and building the
> [tablename]fieldname into the formula, which serves my purposes but seems
> rather awkward!
>
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