VS:Eval
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Description
Evaluates whether an object meets the specified search criteria.
When used with record criteria, it will determine whether a specific record is attached to the object; if used with record-field criteria, it will return the value of the field as a REAL value.
FUNCTION Eval(
h :HANDLE;
c :CRITERIA) : REAL;
def vs.Eval(h, c): return REAL
Parameters
h HANDLE Handle of object to which the search criteria will be applied. c CRITERIA Search criteria.
Return Value
If the criteria is a record-field criteria, the procedure will return the value contained within the field. All other criteria return the TRUE-FALSE state of the criteria condition. (Conrad) my tests show that the actual return values for (R IN ['Part Info']) type criteria are 0 or 1 (
Example
VectorScript
hasRecord:=Eval(handleToObject,(R IN ['Part Info']);
Python
Version
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