BOOL

LceGetFieldType

(int 

iSession,

 char far * 

strFieldName,

 char far * 

strDataType,

 FLDLEN far * 

pLength,

 int far *

piDecimal )

iSession

The session identifier as returned by LceGetSessionId.

strFieldName

The field name. The field must have been declared using an LceUseField function.

strDataType

The variable which will receive the Data Type. The size of strDataType should be at least FIELD_TYPE_LENGTH + 1.

A = Alpha
P = Packed
S = Signed.
H = String, Char
E = Date
M = Time
Z = DateTime
F = Float
I = Integer
Y = Boolean
8 = NChar
9 = NVarChar

pLength

Pointer to the variable to receive the field length. This indicates the number of characters or digits.

piDecimal

Pointer to the variable to receive the number of decimal places. Only used with numeric fields.