Omnis Function Reference

nam()

Function group	Execute on client	Platform(s)
Field	NO	All

Syntax

nam(fieldname[,doitems=ktrue])

Description

Returns the name of a field as a string; fieldname must be a field name or variable, not a constant or expression. If doitems is true, nam() follows item references.

Example

Calculate lFieldName as  nam(CCODE)
# returns the string 'CCODE' 

Calculate lFieldName as  nam(#SUBFLD)
# returns the name of the subtotal field