GET GROUP PROPERTIES

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4D v16.3


GET GROUP PROPERTIES ( groupID ; name ; owner {; members} )

Parameter	Type	Description
groupID	Longint	Unique group ID number
name	String	Name of the group
owner	Longint	User ID number of group owner
members	Longint array	Group members

Description

GET GROUP PROPERTIES returns the properties of the group whose unique group ID number you pass in groupID. You must pass a valid group ID number returned by the command GET GROUP LIST. Group ID numbers can have the following values or ranges:

Group ID number	Group description
15001 to 32767	Group created by the Designer or affiliated Group Owner
	(group #15001 is the first group created by the Designer, group #15002 the second, and so on).
-15001 to -32768	Group created by the Administrator or affiliated Group Owner
	(group #-15001 is the first group created by the Administrator, group #-15002 the second, and so on).

If you do not pass a valid group ID number, GET GROUP PROPERTIES returns empty parameters.

After the call, you retrieve the name and owner of the group, in the parameters name and owner.

If you pass the optional members parameter, the unique ID numbers of the users and groups belonging to the group are returned. Member ID numbers can have the following ranges:

Member ID number	Member Description
1	Designer user
2	Administrator user
3 to 15000	User created by the Designer of the database
	(user #3 is the first user created by the Designer, user #4 the second, and so on).
-11 to -15000	User created by the Administrator of the database
	(user #-11 is the first user created by the Designer, user #-12 is the second, and so on).
15001 to 32767	Group created by the Designer or affiliated Group Owner
	(group #15001 is the first group created by the Designer, group #15002 the second, and so on).
-15001 to -32768	Group created by the Administrator or affiliated Group Owner
	(group #-15001 is the first group created by the Administrator, group #-15002 the second, and so on).

Error management

If you do not have the proper access privileges for calling GET GROUP PROPERTIES or if the Password system is already accessed by another process, an access privilege error is generated. You can catch this error with an error-handling method installed using ON ERR CALL.