Global properties
Globals have the following properties available:
- IsEmpty
- IsFilled
- Value
IsEmpty
The IsEmpty property returns the value true when the value of the field is empty for the specific field type. The following table lists the empty value for standard datatypes:
Datatype |
Empty value |
|---|---|
Date |
0/0/0 |
Currency |
0 |
Integer |
0 |
Long |
0 |
String |
Empty string |
Time |
000000 which corresponds to 12:00:00 AM |
IsFilled
The IsFilled property returns the value true when the value of the field is set to the maximum value for the specific field type. The following table lists the filled value for standard datatypes:
Datatype |
Filled value |
|---|---|
Date |
12/31/9999 |
Currency |
99999999999999.99999 |
Integer |
32,767 |
Long |
2,147,483,647 |
String |
The length byte (first byte) of the string is set to the storage size of the string minus 1. Each of the remaining bytes is set to string equivalent of ASCII 255. |
Time |
23:59:59 |
Value
The Value property is used to retrieve the value of the global. The IntelliSense in Visual Studio will tell you what type of value is used for the field. Global values cannot be set from a Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP project.