how to get datawindows column's data type

[arthur550525]

how to get the data type of datawindow control's column?
such as string, decimal, datetime

 

[mbalent]

Describe method

<DW Control Name>.Describe("<Columnname>.Type")

or

dot notation

<DW Control Name>.Object.<Columnname>.Type


Matt

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[arthur550525]

dear Matt:

thanks a lot.
but i try the code
messagebox('message', string(dw_1.Object.ins_date.Type) )

return the type as : column
not the datetime or string TYPE

what the wrong with ?

 

[arthur550525]

hello,

I get the method :

string ls_coltype
ls_coltype = dw_1.Object.emp_id.ColType
ls_coltype = dw_1.Describe("emp_id.ColType")

 

[thekl0wn]

.Type = Object Type
.ColType = Data Type