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Dictionary.AddSQL

Adds values to a dictionary via SQL.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Dictionary 5.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Dictionary.AddSQL"; DictionaryRef; SQL Statement; FileName { ; Params... } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
DictionaryRef The reference number to the dictionary. $dic
SQL Statement SQL Statement as a Text string
FileName The target database name. Can be empty to not limit query to one database. ""
Params... Pass here parameters for SQL.
One parameter to this function for each parameter you want to pass to the SQL statement.
123 Optional

Result

Returns number of items added or error.

Description

Adds values to a dictionary via SQL.
From the result set, the first field is used as key and second field if exists as value.
Returns error in case of SQL error with error message.
You don't need to use ORDER BY in SQL as the order in a dictionary is defined by storage which for you means unordered.

This function is currently only supported for FileMaker 11 and newer. If you need it for older versions, please contact us.

This function takes variable number of parameters. Pass as much parameters as needed separated by the semicolon in FileMaker.
Please repeat Params parameter as often as you need.

Examples

Test function:

# create dictionary
$dic = MBS("Dictionary.Create")
# add keys and values via SQL
MBS("Dictionary.AddSQL"; $dic; "SELECT TextField, NumberField FROM \"Test Table\"")
# query keys
$keys = MBS("Dictionary.Keys"; $dic)
# and values
$values = MBS("Dictionary.ValueForKey"; $dic; "Hello")
# free
MBS("Dictionary.Release"; $dic )

Add zip codes for three countries from 3 databases to dictionary:

MBS( "Dictionary.AddSQL"; $dic; "SELECT ('DE' + \"_5_stellige_PLZ\"),Ort FROM \"PLZ Deutschland Konvertiert\" "; "PLZ Deutschland" ) +
MBS( "Dictionary.AddSQL"; $dic; "SELECT ('AT' + \"_4_stellige_PLZ\"),Ort FROM \"PLZ Österreich Konvertiert\" "; "PLZ Österreich" ) +
MBS( "Dictionary.AddSQL"; $dic; "SELECT ('CH' + \"_4_stellige_PLZ\"),Ort FROM \"PLZ Schweiz Konvertiert\" "; "PLZ Schweiz" )

See also

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Created 12nd March 2015, last changed 4th August 2021


Dictionary.AddDictionary - Dictionary.AddSQLRecord