FieldComment
Purpose
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
FileMaker Pro 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.
Examples
FieldComment ( "Customers" ; "Phone Number" ) returns "Customer's home telephone number" if it was entered as a comment for the Phone Number field.
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.
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