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GetFieldAndColumnSamples method

Get sample values from either a column in a table or from a field. Supports wildcard matches in tables or field names:

  • '*' for zero or more characters.
  • '?' for one character.

Parameters

Name Description Mandatory Type
qFieldsOrColumnsWithWildcards

Pairs of table (optionally) and field names. Support wildcard matches.

Yes Array of FieldOrColumn
qMaxNumberOfValues

Max number of sample values returned. Depending on the column or field size the number of returned samples can be less than MaxNumberOfValues. If MaxNumberOfValues is negative all sample values are returned.

Yes Integer
qRandSeed

Optional. Sets the random number seed. Should only be set for test purposes.

No Integer

Returns

Name Description Type
qResult

Array of samples for each table/field pair.

Array of SampleResult

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