4.11 NWFieldType Object
The NWFieldType object references the field (class attributes) in NDS. The fields are first added to NDS, and then attached to a specified layout when extending the Schema.
Use this object to:
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Identify the field type name in NDS.
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Retrieve the syntax(es) of the field.
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Identify if the field is removable or single-valued.
4.11.1 Object Diagram
4.11.2 Name property
Gets the name of the field.
Syntax
object.Name
Type
String.
Attributes
Read-only.
Example
This example lists the details of each NDS field type.
Set nwdir=CreateObject ("UCX:NWDIR")
nwdir.FullName = "NDS:\\ACMECorporation\Sales\New York"
nwdir.Login ("Test user", "Test password")
For each FieldType in nwdir.FieldTypes
Print "The name: "&FieldType.Name
Print "The NDS syntaxtype: "&FieldType.SyntaxType
Print "The NDS syntax name: "&FieldType.SyntaxName
Print "The VB script datatype: "FieldType.Type
Print "The field is single-valued:"&FieldType.SingleValued
Print "The field is removable: "&FieldType.Removable
Next
See Also
4.11.3 Type property
Gives the VBScript data type for the field.
Syntax
object.Type
Type
Integer.
Attributes
Read-only.
Example
This example lists the details of each NDS field type.
Set nwdir=CreateObject ("UCX:NWDIR")
nwdir.FullName = "NDS:\\ACMECorporation\Sales\New York"
nwdir.Login ("Test user", "Test password")
For Each FieldType in nwdir.FieldTypes
Print "The name: "&FieldType.Name
Print "The NDS syntaxtype: "&FieldType.SyntaxType
Print "The NDS syntax name: "&FieldType.SyntaxName
Print "The VB script datatype: "FieldType.Type
Print "The field is single-valued:"&FieldType.SingleValued
Print "The field is removable: "&FieldType.Removable
Next
See Also
4.11.4 SyntaxType property
Returns the NDS syntax type.
Syntax
object.SyntaxType
Type
Integer.
Attributes
Read-only.
Remarks
Could be any of the syntax constants. See Syntax Type Constants for more details.
Example
This example lists the details of each NDS field type.
Set nwdir=CreateObject ("UCX:NWDIR")
nwdir.FullName = "NDS\\ACMECorporation\Sales\New York"
nwdir.Login ("Test user", "Test password")
For each FieldType in nwdir.FieldType
Print FieldType.Name
Print FieldType.SyntaxType
Print FieldType.SyntaxName
Print FieldType.Type
Print FieldType.SingleValued
Print FieldType.Removable
Next
SyntaxName property
Returns the name of the NDS syntax.
Syntax
object.SyntaxName
Type
String.
Attributes
Read-only.
Example
This example lists the details of each NDS field type.
Set nwdir=CreateObject ("UCX:NWDIR")
nwdir.FullName = "NDS\\ACMECorporation\Sales\New York"
nwdir.Login ("Test user", "Test password")
For Each FieldType in nwdir.FieldType
Print FieldType.Name
Print FieldType.SyntaxType
Print FieldType.SyntaxName
Print FieldType.Type
Print FieldType.SingleValued
Print FieldType.Removable
Next
4.11.5 Removable property
Indicates whether this field is removable or not from the NDS Schema.
Syntax
object.Removable
Type
Boolean.
Attributes
Read-only.
Example
This example lists the details of each NDS field type.
Set nwdir=CreateObject ("UCX:NWDIR")
nwdir.FullName = "NDS:\\ACMECorporation\Sales\New York"
nwdir.Login ("Test user", "Test password")
For each FieldType in nwdir.FieldTypes
Print "The name: "&FieldType.Name
Print "The NDS syntaxtype: "&FieldType.SyntaxType
Print "The NDS syntax name: "&FieldType.SyntaxName
Print "The VB script datatype: "FieldType.Type
Print "The field is single-valued:"&FieldType.SingleValued
Print "The field is removable: "&FieldType.Removable
Next
4.11.6 SingleValued property
Indicates whether a field of this type can have multiple values or not.
Syntax
object.SingleValued
Type
Boolean.
Attributes
Read-only.
Remarks
TRUE, if this field is a single valued field.
Example
This example lists the details of each NDS field type.
Set nwdir=CreateObject ("UCX:NWDIR")
nwdir.FullName = "NDS:\\ACMECorporation\Sales\New York"
nwdir.Login ("Test user", "Test password")
For each FieldType in nwdir.FieldTypes
Print "The name: "&FieldType.Name
Print "The NDS syntaxtype: "&FieldType.SyntaxType
Print "The NDS syntax name: "&FieldType.SyntaxName
Print "The VB script datatype: "FieldType.Type
Print "The field is single-valued:"&FieldType.SingleValued
Print "The field is removable: "&FieldType.Removable
Next
4.11.7 PublicRead property
Indicates whether this field type can be read without read privileges being assigned.
Syntax
object.PublicRead
Type
Boolean.
Attributes
Read-only.
Remarks
TRUE, if this field can be read by all.
Example
This example lists whether the fields types are PublicRead or not.
Sub Test_PublicRead
set nwdir=createobject("UCX:NWDIR")
Set fieldtypes = nwdir.fieldtypes
For Each fieldtype In fieldtypes
Print fieldtype.name &" " &fieldtype.PublicRead
Next
End Sub