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Data Types

The eServices Field Codes include the following data types:

Number

You use numbers in field code formulas in much the same way you would in other applications, such as Microsoft Excel. All arithmetic calculations are performed internally using floating point arithmetic (with the decimal point). Rounding occurs only during formatting.

When you write numbers in formulas, you can use scientific notation (for example, 12.34e-2 is the same as0.1234).

The Operators table lists the operators that you can use with numbers. (Some rows show more than one symbol for the same operator. In these cases, the symbols are synonyms.)

Operators

Operator

Description

Example

Result

-

Unary Minus

-4

-4

^

Exponentiation

2^3

8


Multiplication

2*3

6

/

Division

8/2

4

Mod

Modulus (Remainder)

14 Mod 5

4

+

Addition

2 + 3

5

-

Subtraction

2 – 3

-1

> GT

Greater Than

2 > 3

False

>= GE

Greater Than or Equal To

2 >= 2

True

< LT

Less Than

2 < 3

True

<= LE

Less Than or Equal To

2 <= 3

True

= == EQ

Equal To

2 = 3

False

<> != NE

Not Equal To

2 <> 3

True

:

Format

2 : “#.##”

2.00

String

Use the String data type to represent textual data. When you write a string in a formula, you must enclose it in double quotation marks. For example:

      "The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick."

You can use the escape sequences shown in the Escape Sequences table to include special characters in a string, such as tabs or carriage returns.

It is also possible to use HTML tags in field codes.

Escape Sequences

Escape

Translates to

\a

Alert (Bell)

\b

Backspace

\f

Form Feed

\n

Line Feed (Newline)

\r

Carriage Return

\t

Horizontal Tab

\v

Vertical Tab

\'

Single Quotation Mark

\"

Double Quotation Mark

\\

Backslash

The Operators and Strings table lists the operators that you can use with strings. All the comparison operators are case insensitive. (Some rows show more than one symbol for the same operator. In these cases, the symbols are synonyms.)

Operators and Strings

Symbol

Meaning

Example

Result

+

Concatenation

"How" + "die"

"Howdie"

>GT

Greater Than

"A" > "B"

False

>=GE

Greater Than or Equal To

"A" >= "B"

False

<LT

Less Than

"A" < "B"

True

<=LE

Less Than or Equal To

"A" <= "a"

True

= ==EQ

Equal To

"A" = "a"

True

<> != NE

Not Equal To

"A" NE "B"

True

Date and Time

Date/Time values in field-code formulas represent specific moments (for example, February 3, 2002, at 10:03:55 AM). The most common operations performed on Date/Times are comparisons (for example, <, =, and so on).
If you subtract two Date/Time values, the result is the number of days between them. See the Date/Time Example 1 table for examples.

Date/Time Example 1

Formula

Result

Date(2002, 11, 23) – Date(2002, 11, 22)

1

Date(2002, 11, 22) – Date(2002, 11, 23)

-1

Date(2002, 11, 23) – Date(2002, 11, 23, 12)

-0.5

If you add (or subtract) a number to (from) a Date/Time, the result is the Date/Time moved forward (or backward) by that many days. See the Date/Time Example 2 table for examples.

Date/Time Example 2

Formula

Result

Date(2003, 11, 23) + 1

2003-11-24 00:00:00

Date(2003, 11, 23) – 0.5

2003-11-22 12:00:00

Boolean

Set Boolean values in field-code formulas to either True or False. You can use the True and False keywords to write a Boolean value explicitly, although this is rarely required. Comparison operators (for example, <, =, and so on) always yield Boolean results.
The Operators and Booleans table lists the operators that you can use with Booleans. (Some rows show more than one symbol for the same operator. In these cases, the symbols are synonyms.)

Operators and Booleans

Symbol

Meaning

Example

Result

Not !

Unary Not

Not False Not True

True False

And &&

Logical And

False And False False And True True And False True And True

False False False True

Or ||

Logical Or

False Or False False Or True True Or False True Or True

False True True True

XOr

Logical Exclusive Or

False XOr False False XOr True True XOr False True XOr True

False True True False

= == EQ

Equal To

True = False

False

<> != NE

Not Equal To

True <> False

True

This page was last edited on August 31, 2018, at 19:47.
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