LookupLoad
This function loads an external file — typically, a delimited text file — that can be used to look up table values. One column of the file is designated as the keywords column, and another column is designated as the values column.
| Function | Group | Execution | Windows | Embedded | Thin Client | Mobile Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LookupLoad | File | Synchronous | Supported | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Syntax
- strFileName
- The file path and name of the external file.
- numColKey
- The number of the column/field that contains the keywords.
- numColValue
- The number of the column/field that contains the desired values.
- strDelimiters
- The delimiter that separates the columns/fields.
Returned value
This function returns the number of rows/lines in the specified file.
If the specified file cannot be found, then this function returns a negative number as an error code.
Notes
This function only loads the specified file; it doesn’t do anything with the file. To use the file, call the LookupContains and LookupGet functions.
Also, to load another file, simply call this function again. Only one file can be loaded at a time, however; the new file replaces the old in the project’s memory.
Examples
LookupLoad( "C:Tempcustomerlist.csv", 1, 4, "," )