MetaDataQuery.IsStarted
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Query whether search is started.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [MetaDataQuery](component_MetaDataQuery.md) | [8.0](newinversion80.md) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "MetaDataQuery.IsStarted"; Query ) 

**MBS**( **"MetaDataQuery.IsStarted";** /\* Query whether search is started. \*/  
**$Query**) /\* The reference number of the query. \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Query | The reference number of the query. | $query |

### Result

Returns 1, 0 or error.

### Description

Query whether search is started.  
A Boolean value that indicates whether the query has started.  
### See also

- [MetaDataQuery.IsStopped](MetaDataQueryIsStopped.md)
- [MetaDataQuery.StartQuery](MetaDataQueryStartQuery.md)

This function checks for a license.

Created 16th December 2017 , last changed 16th December 2017

  
[MetaDataQuery.IsGathering](MetaDataQueryIsGathering.md) - [MetaDataQuery.IsStopped](MetaDataQueryIsStopped.md)

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