Miscellaneous Datatypes

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This page covers miscellaneous tips & tricks on datatypes

How to get dynamically the type of a variable

At runtime, the function SalCompileAndEvaluate can be used to determine the type of a variable.

Set nType = SalCompileAndEvaluate( sExpression, nError, nErrorPos, nReturn, sReturn, dtReturn, hWndReturn, FALSE, sContext )
If nType = EVAL_Number
   ! Variable is a Number
Else If nType = EVAL_String
   ! Variable is a String
Else if ntype = EVAL_Date
   ! Variable is a DateTime
Else If nType = EVAL_Handle
   ! Variable is a Handle (window, Sql, File)
ELse If nType = EVAL_Template
   ! sExpression is a template, class
Else If nType = 7
   ! Variable is an object (UDV). This nType seems to be undocumented

Example

Set nType = SalCompileAndEvaluate( "strTest", nError, nErrorPos, nReturn, sReturn, dtReturn, hWndReturn, FALSE, sContext )
Set nType = SalCompileAndEvaluate( "udvCustomer", nError, nErrorPos, nReturn, sReturn, dtReturn, hWndReturn, FALSE, sContext )

The sContext parameter should be the context handle where the variable resides in.
So if the variable is declared in the current context (where the SalCompileAndEvaluate is called) use

  sContext = SalContextCurrent( )