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difference File Functions and QVD functions

What are the difference File Functions and QVD functions?

Please provide info. Thanks in advance

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its_anandrjs
Champion III
Champion III

Hi,

The Basic File Functions and Qvd functions in the Qlikview the list are below.

Examples:

GetFolderPath('MyMusic')

GetFolderPath('MyPictures')

GetFolderPath('MyVideos')

GetFolderPath('MyReceivedFiles')

GetFolderPath('MyShapes')

GetFolderPath('ProgramFiles')

GetFolderPath('Windows')

QvdCreateTime(filename)

QvdCreateTime('MyFile.qvd')

QvdCreateTime('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfRecords(filename)

QvdNoOfRecords ('MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfRecords ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfFields(filename)

QvdNoOfFields ('MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfFields ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

QvdFieldName(filename , fieldno)

QvdFieldName ('MyFile.qvd', 3)

QvdFieldName ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd', 5)

QvdTableName(filename)

QvdTableName ('MyFile.qvd')

QvdTableName ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

Regards

Anand

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yduval75
Partner - Creator III
Partner - Creator III

This document can help you with all qlikview functions.

Qlikview Functions

ThornOfCrowns
Specialist II
Specialist II

What do you mean? A QVD is a file.

Anonymous
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Author

QVD is a file type so many file function applies to QVD.

Anonymous
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Author

Hi,

File Functions and QVD functions:


Attribute(filename, attributename)

ConnectString()

filebasename()

filedir()

fileextension()

filename()

filesize()

filetime([ filename ])

GetFolderPath()

QvdCreateTime(filename)

QvdNoOfRecords(filename)

QvdNoOfFields(filename)

QvdFieldName(filename , fieldno)

QvdTableName(filename)


For More info Help.

Regards

Neetha

marcus_sommer

Normal file-functions queries meta-data from file-system and qvd-file-functions queries meta-data from the qvd xml-header.

- Marcus

its_anandrjs
Champion III
Champion III

Hi,

The Basic File Functions and Qvd functions in the Qlikview the list are below.

Examples:

GetFolderPath('MyMusic')

GetFolderPath('MyPictures')

GetFolderPath('MyVideos')

GetFolderPath('MyReceivedFiles')

GetFolderPath('MyShapes')

GetFolderPath('ProgramFiles')

GetFolderPath('Windows')

QvdCreateTime(filename)

QvdCreateTime('MyFile.qvd')

QvdCreateTime('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfRecords(filename)

QvdNoOfRecords ('MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfRecords ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfFields(filename)

QvdNoOfFields ('MyFile.qvd')

QvdNoOfFields ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

QvdFieldName(filename , fieldno)

QvdFieldName ('MyFile.qvd', 3)

QvdFieldName ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd', 5)

QvdTableName(filename)

QvdTableName ('MyFile.qvd')

QvdTableName ('C:\MyDir\MyFile.qvd')

Regards

Anand