QvdFieldName - script function

This script function returns the name of field number fieldno, if it exists in a QVD file (otherwise NULL).

Syntax:

QvdFieldName(filename , fieldno)

Arguments:

Argument	Description
filename	The name of a QVD file, if necessary including path, as a folder or web data connection. Example: 'lib://Table Files/' In legacy scripting mode, the following path formats are also supported: absolute Example: c:\data\ relative to the Qlik Sense app working directory. Example: data\ URL address (HTTP or FTP), pointing to a location on the Internet or an intranet. Example: http://www.qlik.com
fieldno	The number of the field (0 based) within the table contained in the QVD file.

Argument

Description

filename

The name of a QVD file, if necessary including path, as a folder or web data connection.

Example: 'lib://Table Files/'

In legacy scripting mode, the following path formats are also supported:

absolute

Example: c:\data\
relative to the Qlik Sense app working directory.

Example: data\
URL address (HTTP or FTP), pointing to a location on the Internet or an intranet.

Example: http://www.qlik.com

fieldno

The number of the field (0 based) within the table contained in the QVD file.

Examples:

QvdFieldName ('MyFile.qvd', 3)

QvdFieldName ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd', 5)

QvdFieldName ('lib://data\MyFile.qvd', 5)

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