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METHOD Get path


METHOD Get path ( methodType {; aTable}{; objectName{; formObjectName}}{; *} ) -> Function result

Parameter	Type	Description
methodType	Longint	Object type selector
aTable	Table	Table reference
objectName	Text	Name of form or database method
formObjectName	Text	Name of form object
*	Operator	If passed = command applies to host database when executed from a component (parameter ignored outside of this context)
Function result	Text	Full path of object

Description

The METHOD Get path command returns the full internal pathname of a method.

In the methodType parameter, you pass the type of method whose path you want to get. You can use the following constants, found in the Design Object Access theme:

Constant	Type	Value	Comment
Path database method	Longint	2	Path of database methods specified (English name). List of these methods: [databaseMethod]/onStartup [databaseMethod]/onExit [databaseMethod]/onDrop [databaseMethod]/onBackupStartup [databaseMethod]/onBackupShutdown [databaseMethod]/onWebConnection [databaseMethod]/onWebAuthentication [databaseMethod]/onWebSessionSuspend [databaseMethod]/onServerStartup [databaseMethod]/onServerShutdown [databaseMethod]/onServerOpenConnexion [databaseMethod]/onServerCloseConnection [databaseMethod]/onSystemEvent [databaseMethod]/onSqlAuthentication
Path project form	Longint	4	Path of project form methods and all their object methods. Examples: [projectForm]/myForm/{formMethod} [projectForm]/myForm/button1 [projectForm]/myForm/my%2list [projectForm]/myForm/button1
Path project method	Longint	1	Name of method. Example: MyProjectMethod
Path table form	Longint	16	Path of table form methods and all their object methods. Example: [tableForm]/table_1/Form1/{formMethod} [tableForm]/table_1/Form1/button1 [tableForm]/table_1/Form1/my%2list [tableForm]/table_2/Form1/my%2list
Path trigger	Longint	8	Path of database triggers. Example: [trigger]/table_1 [trigger]/table_2

Pass values in the aTable, objectName and formObjectName parameters according to the type of object for which you want to get the method pathname:

Type of object	aTable	objectName	formObjectName
Path Project form		X	X (optional)
Path Table form	X	X	X (optional)
Path Database method		X
Path Project method		X
Path Trigger	X

If the object is not found (method type unknown or not valid, missing table, etc.), an error is generated.

If the command is executed from a component, it returns by default the paths of the component methods. If you pass the * parameter, the array contains the paths of the methods of the host database.

Example

  //Retrieval of the pathname of the "On Startup" database method:

 $path:=METHOD Get path(Path database method;"onStartup")

 

  //Retrieval of the pathname of the trigger for the [Employees] table:

 $path:=METHOD Get path(Path trigger;[Employees])

 

  //Retrieval of the pathname of the "OK" object method of the "input" form for the [Employees] table:

 $path:=METHOD Get path(Path table form;[Employees];"input";"OK")