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columnInitial (dataextcols.p)

Returns the initial value for a specified field as a character string with the field FORMAT applied.

Parameters:

INPUT pcColumn AS CHARACTER

The column name of the RowObject field being queried.

Returns: CHARACTER

Notes: 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".


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