Format (Property)

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Format (Property)

In french: Format

The Format property is used to define the data format of a data file. You can:

Identify the data format used for a data file (defined in the data model editor or through programming).
Define the data format used for a data file (described through programming only).

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// Defining the format of data
Customer.Format = hUNICODEFormat
...
// Validate the data file description
HDescribeFile(Customer)

Syntax

Identifying the data format Hide the details

<Current format> = <Data file>.Format

<Current format>: Integer constant

One of the available formats:
hANSIFormat Ansi format (used by Windows).
hUNICODEFormat Unicode format.

<Data file>: Character string

Name of the data file used. This name was defined in the data model editor or with the File Description type.

Defining the data format Hide the details

<Data file>.Format = <New format>

<Data file>: Character string

Name of the data file used. This name was defined by the File Description type.

<New format>: Integer constant

One of the available formats:
hANSIFormat Ansi format (used by Windows).
hUNICODEFormat Unicode format.