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SQL.GetFieldAsNumber

Returns field's value as integer number value; converts if needed.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
Command	The command reference number gained with SQL.NewCommand.	$Command
Field	The name or one based index of the field.	$Field

Result

Returns number or error message.

Description

Examples

Reads floating point value from field Count into variable:

$x = MBS("SQL.GetFieldAsNumber"; $command; "Count")

Reads floating point value from 2nd field into variable:

$x = MBS("SQL.GetFieldAsNumber"; $command; 2)

See also

• SQL.GetFieldAsDate
• SQL.GetFieldAsFloat
• SQL.GetFieldAsTime
• SQL.GetFieldIsNull
• SQL.GetParamAsNumber
• SQL.NewCommand

Example Databases

• SQL to other databases/MySQL example
• SQL to other databases/SQLite fun

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.3pr5
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.3pr1

Release notes

• Version 7.3
  • Changed SQL.GetFieldAsNumber and SQL.GetParamAsNumber to return numbers outside 32-bit integer as text.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 10th January 2020

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