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ADM 2 Reference
columnInitial (sbo.p)
Returns the initial value for a specified field as a character string with the field FORMAT applied. SmartBusinessObject version of the SmartDataObject function.
Parameters:INPUT pcColumn AS CHARACTER
Name of the column for which the initial value is wanted.
Returns: CHARACTERNotes:
- For example, if the value of a numeric field is 123456789, and the format is
“
999-99-9999”
, columnInitial() would return a character string containing“
123-45-6789”
—the result of imposing the format on the value.- The SDO columnDataType option of permitting a name qualified by database table name is not supported.
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