Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Matrix.SetColumnName

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Matrix.SetColumnName

Sets column name.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Matrix	10.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Matrix.SetColumnName"; MatrixRef; Column; Name ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

MatrixRef The matrix reference number. $matrix

Column The zero based column number. 2

Name The new name. "Company Name"

Parameter	Description	Example
MatrixRef	The matrix reference number.	$matrix
Column	The zero based column number.	2
Name	The new name.	"Company Name"

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Sets column name.
This is a value associated with the column. e.g. associate a field name with the column.
Whenever you need to provide column index, you can also pass column name.

Examples

Try the column names:

Set Variable [ $matrix ; Value: MBS("Matrix.New"; 5; 6) ]
# name columns
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Matrix.SetColumnName"; $matrix; 0; "First Name") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Matrix.SetColumnName"; $matrix; 1; "Last Name") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Matrix.SetColumnName"; $matrix; 2; "City") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Matrix.SetColumnName"; $matrix; 3; "Amount") ]
# show names
Show Custom Dialog [ "Column Names" ; MBS("Matrix.GetColumnNames"; $matrix) ]
# free
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Matrix.Release"; $matrix) ]

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Created 2nd April 2020, last changed 2nd November 2020

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