Using Dates in FIELDS
When using dates in FIELDS, you probably either want the date to remain static until you manually update it, or update automatically like other fields. If you use the DATE field name, then the date...
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Here is one way to create a field linked to an object. For example, this could be used if you wanted to write your own program to label the area of closed polylines, but you want to use a dynamic field...
View ArticleUsing Math with Fields
Here is a little tip on using math in fields that reference other fields. How could this help you? Let's look at an example where we will create a field that shows us 1/3 of the length of a line. Read...
View ArticleUsing Math with Date Fields
In the last post, we added some math formulas to numeric fields, but pointed out that this does not work with traditional Date fields. So what are we doing here? There is a different method that you...
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Changing the case of date fields
There does not seem to be an option for changing text portions of dates (such as the name of the month) to UPPERCASE (or lowercase) using the Field command dialog box. All of the examples shown are in...
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Date Field that updates
If you want a date field that always updates (or at least as often as defined by the system variable FIELDEVAL), use a DIESEL expression. (DIESEL stands for Direct Interpretively Evaluated String...
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