topic Re: Syntax library in QlikView

Syntax library

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:57:26 GMT

Dear experts,

does anyone know where I can find a syntax library? I just watched a youtube video and a % was used in the script syntax however the person did not mention what it was used for, may I know where to find such a directory?

Kind regards,

Royce

Re: Syntax library

tresB — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:07:20 GMT

You would get all of them in the Reference Manual (which comes with product installation) or: https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/12.1/Content/Home.htm

Re: Syntax library

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:13:53 GMT

I have tried looking up % in qlikview syntax however I cant seem to find any results

Re: Syntax library

tresB — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:31:34 GMT

Using a % in script that you saw could be something - which an expert has demonstrated as his/her best practice tips. May be like you will see most of the qv developers name their variables prefixed by v (like vMySales), so, it's about practice that you may want or may not want to follow; and that doesn't appear anywhere in qlik document. Similarly generally % is used by developers to name a system field in the script HidePrefix, like:

set HidePrefix='%' ;

Re: Syntax library

marcus_sommer — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:33:46 GMT

I assume your observed % is part from a fieldname. It's often used to mark a field as a key-field and hasn't a direct relation to the syntax else more to Naming Conventions for Qlikview Scripting.

- Marcus