The file functions (only available in script expressions) return information about the table file which is
currently being read. These functions will return NULL for all data sources
except table files (exception: ConnectString(
)).
Use the drop-down on each function to see a brief description and the syntax of each function. Click the function name in the syntax description for further details.
This script function returns the value of the meta tags of different
media files as text. The following file formats are supported: MP3, WMA, WMV, PNG and JPG. If the file filename does not exist, is not a supported file format or does not contain a meta
tag named attributename, NULL will be returned.
The ConnectString() function returns the name of the active data connection for ODBC or OLE DB connections. The function returns an empty string if no connect statement has been executed, or after a disconnect statement.
The FileSize function returns an integer containing the size in bytes of the file filename
or, if no filename is specified,
of the table file currently being read.
The FileTime function returns a timestamp in UTC format of the last modification of a specified file. If a file is not specified, the function returns a timestamp in UTC of the last modification of the currently read table file.
The GetFolderPath function returns the value of the Microsoft Windows SHGetFolderPath function. This function takes as input the name of a Microsoft Windows folder and returns the full path of the folder.
This script function returns the XML-header timestamp from a QVD file, if any is present, otherwise it returns NULL. In the timestamp, time is provided in UTC.
