FieldComment
Returns the specified field's comment.
Format
FieldComment ( fileName ; fieldName )
Parameters
fileName
- the name of an open database file (local or remote).
fieldName
- the name of a field in the specified database file.
Data type returned
text
Originated in version
7.0
Description
The field name must be in the form tablename::fieldname
to specify a field that exists in a table different from the current table.
Example 1
FieldComment ( "Customers" ; "Phone Number" )
returns "Customer's home telephone number" if it was entered as a comment for the Phone Number field.
Example 2
FieldComment ( "Customers" ; "Accounts::Current Balance" )
returns "Customer's current balance" if it was entered as a comment for the Current Balance field in the Accounts table.