• <GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
    • Tabulation Applications
    • Data Sources
    • CSPro Statements and Functions
      • Statement Format Symbols
      • Alphabetical List of Functions and Statements
      • List of Reserved Words
      • Deprecated Features
      • Declaration Statements
      • Symbol Functions
      • Item Functions
      • Array Object
      • Audio Object
      • Barcode and QR Codes
      • Case Object
      • Document Object
      • File Object
      • Freq Object
      • Geometry Object
      • HashMap Object
      • Image Object
      • List Object
      • Map Object
      • Path
      • Pff Object
      • SystemApp Object
      • ValueSet Object
      • Program Control Statements
      • Assignment Statements
      • Data Entry Statements and Functions
        • Accept Function
        • Advance Statement
        • Ask Statement
        • ChangeKeyboard Function
        • Connection Function
        • DeMode Function
        • Display Orientation
        • EditNote Function
        • EndLevel Statement
        • EndGroup Statement
        • Enter Statement
        • GetCaptureType Function
        • GetCaseLabel Function
        • GetDeviceID Function
        • GetImage Function
        • GetNote Function
        • GetOperatorId Function
        • GetOS Function
        • GetRecord Function
        • GetUserName Function
        • GPS Function
        • Interactive GPS Modes
        • HideOcc Function
        • Highlighted Function
        • InAdvance Function
        • IsPartial Function
        • IsVerified Function
        • Move Statement
        • NoInput Statement
        • OnChangeLanguage Global Function
        • OnChar Global Function
        • OnKey Global Function
        • OnStop Global Function
        • OnSystemMessage Global Function
        • Prompt Function
        • Protect Function
        • PutNote Function
        • RandomizeVS Function
        • Reenter Statement
        • SavePartial Function
        • SelCase Function
        • Set Attributes Statement
        • Set Behavior CanEnter Statement
        • SetCapturePos Function
        • SetCaptureType Function
        • SetCaseLabel Function
        • Set ErrMsg Statement
        • SetFont Function
        • SetOperatorId Function
        • Show Function
        • ShowArray Function
        • ShowOcc Function
        • Skip Statement
        • Userbar Function
        • VisualValue Function
      • Batch Edit Statements
      • Numeric Functions
      • String Functions
      • Multiple Occurrence Functions
      • General Functions
      • Date and Time Functions
      • External File Functions
      • Synchronization Functions
    • Templated Reporting System
    • HTML and JavaScript Integration
    • Action Invoker
    • Appendix
  • <CSEntry>
  • <CSBatch>
  • <CSTab>
  • <DataViewer>
  • <TextView>
  • <TblView>
  • <CSFreq>
  • <CSDeploy>
  • <CSPack>
  • <CSDiff>
  • <CSConcat>
  • <Excel2CSPro>
  • <CSExport>
  • <CSIndex>
  • <CSReFmt>
  • <CSSort>
  • <ParadataConcat>
  • <ParadataViewer>
  • <CSCode>
  • <CSDocument>
  • <CSView>
  • <CSWeb>

GetRecord Function

Format
s = getrecord(item_name_string);
Description
The getrecord function returns the name of the record that contains the item identified by the string expression item_name_string.
Return Value
The function returns a string with the name of the record. If the item does not exist, the function returns a blank string.
Example
errmsg("SEX belongs to %s",getrecord("SEX"));                   // SEX belongs to POPULATION
errmsg("WATERSOURCE belongs to %s",getrecord("WATERSOURCE"));   // WATERSOURCE belongs to HOUSING
See also: GetSymbol Function