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RenameFieldAt

Renames an IDEA field at a given position.

Compatibility

Available as of IDEA version 9.0

Syntax

RenameFieldAt(database as Object, position as Integer, newFieldName as String, Optional description as String)

Parameters

database

Object containing the opened database.

position

Position of the field for which the field will be renamed.

newFieldName

New name of the field.

description

Only one optional argument: Description.

Remarks

Error is raised if:

  • database is null
  • newFieldName is null or empty.

Example

Dim SimpleCommands As Object 
Dim db As Object
Dim fileName As String

Sub Main
Set SimpleCommands = SmartContext.MacroCommands.SimpleCommands

'Get the name of the database.
fileName = SmartContext.PrimaryInputFile

'Open the database.
Set db = Client.OpenDatabase(fileName)

'Renames the name of the field at position 2.
SimpleCommands.RenameFieldAt db, 2, "NEWNAME", "My new field description"

'Close the database.
db.Close
Set db = Nothing

'Release object.
Set SimpleCommands = Nothing
End Sub
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