FieldDescriptors aliases [ Edited ]

[jimdurkin]

Xavier,

Did you add aliases to all system FieldDescriptors while I wasn't looking? If yes, in what builds?

ACT! 11R2   [yes]   [no]

ACT! 10.3    [yes]   [no]

ACT! 10.2    [yes]   [no]

thanks

-- jim durkin

Message Edited by jimdurkin on 07-08-2008 06:55 PM

[Bill]

Hey, Jim, not Xavier here but I'll answer anyway

The ALIASNAME (Alias) for fields was added new in 10.02 in support of Custom Tables and better control for consumers/authors such as yourself.  The Alias is populated for stock/default fields both in new databases created, as well as those upgraded from a previous version. 

That being said, same behavior and answer for 10.02+ (all subsequent versions).

The Alias for stock fields is generally set to the displayname of the field, with the following conformance:

a) letters set to uppercase

b) spaces replaced with underscores (_)

Hope that helps.