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CVDATAQRY Function

Performs multiple queries until it returns a non null string data associated with the provided "Group", "Form1", "ID" .. "Group", "FormN", "ID" from a specified system database.

Syntax

CVDATAQRY("SystemID","Group","Form1",…, "FormN","ID")

Parameters

SystemID - The label applied to the system database specified in the document settings.

Group - The group of the data. This can be set to a null string.

Form1 .. FormN - The form of the data. This can be set to a null string.

ID - The identifier of the data. This can be set to a null string.

Note: The function can only take a maximum of 20 forms. The 21st form onwards will be ignored.

Example

CVDATAQRY ( "STRINGS","CNDPROV","FR-CA","FR-FR", "FR","ONTARIO")

Will make multiple retrieves of the data associated with "CNDPROV","FR-CA","ONTARIO" "CNDPROV","FR-FR","ONTARIO" and "CNDPROV","FR","ONTARIO" from "STRINGS" system database until it returns a non null string data. 

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