DictRelation.externTable Method
Returns the ID of the external table that is used for the relation.
Syntax
public TableId externTable()
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Return Value
Type: TableId Extended Data Type
The ID of the external table that is used for the relation; 0 (zero) if the relation has not yet been loaded.
Examples
The following example shows the retrieval of the external table ID.
Dictionary dict;
DictRelation dr;
int i;
dict = new Dictionary();
dr = new DictRelation(dict.tableName2Id("CustTable"));
// Load a relation by name
dr.loadNameRelation("CompanyData"); // Also returns the external table ID.
print "The external table ID is: " + int2str(dr.externTable());